INTRANSIGENT

adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent

(adjective) impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; “he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind”; “Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him”- W.Churchill; “an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

intransigent (comparative more intransigent, superlative most intransigent)

Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable

Synonyms

• See also obstinate

Noun

intransigent (plural intransigents)

A person who is intransigent.

Source: Wiktionary


In*trans"i*gent, a. Etym: [F. intransigeant (cf. Sp. intransigente); pref. in- not + L. transigere to come to an agreement; trans across + agere to lead, act.]

Definition: Refusing compromise; uncompromising; irreconcilable. Lond. Sat. Rev.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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