obdurate

[ ob-doo-rit, -dyoo- ]

/ ˈɒb dʊ rɪt, -dyʊ- /

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adjective

unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.

stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner.

Origin of obdurate

1400–50; late Middle English obdurat<Latin obdūrātus (past participle of obdūrāre to harden), equivalent to ob-ob- + dūr(us) hard + -ātus-ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR obdurate

1 hard, obstinate, callous, unbending, inflexible.

2 unregenerate, reprobate, shameless.

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ANTONYMS FOR obdurate

1 soft, tractable.

2 humble, repentant.

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OTHER WORDS FROM obdurate

ob·du·rate·ly, adverbob·du·rate·ness, nounun·ob·du·rate, adjectiveun·ob·du·rate·ly, adverb

un·ob·du·rate·ness, noun

Words nearby obdurate

obdormition, obdt., obduce, obduction, obduracy, obdurate, O.B.E., obeah, O beautiful for spacious skies, obeche, obedience

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Example sentences from the Web for obdurate

Yet instead of scaling back their political ambitions in the face of an obdurate reality, they are escalating them.
Are Moderate Republicans Useless?|David Frum|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It happened because of massive and obdurate resistance to reasonable change.
A Little Charlotte History|Michael Tomasky|September 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Wotan cannot but be obdurate; he pronounces sentence on Siegmund and goes off in a storming rage.
Richard Wagner|John F. Runciman
For a long while his supplications made no impression on the obdurate African.
The Funny Philosophers|George Yellott

She had made an earnest effort to avoid the journey, but Anne of Austria was obdurate and cruel.
Louis XIV., Makers of History Series|John S. C. Abbott
For this marriage, after playing the obdurate and irascible godfather so long, he was suddenly transformed into a fairy godmother.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume II (of 2)|Benjamin Ellis Martin
The governor was obdurate in his decision to stick in the race.
The Attempted Assassination of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt|Oliver Remey

British Dictionary definitions for obdurate

obdurate

/ (ˈɒbdjʊrɪt) /

adjective

not easily moved by feelings or supplication; hardhearted

impervious to persuasion, esp to moral persuasion

Derived forms of obdurate

obduracy or obdurateness, nounobdurately, adverb

Word Origin for obdurate

C15: from Latin obdūrāre to make hard, from ob- (intensive) + dūrus hard; compare endure

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单词	obdurate
释义	obdurate [ ob-doo-rit, -dyoo- ] / ˈɒb dʊ rɪt, -dyʊ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR obdurate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding. stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner. Origin of obdurate 1400–50; late Middle English obdurat<Latin obdūrātus (past participle of obdūrāre to harden), equivalent to ob-ob- + dūr(us) hard + -ātus-ate¹ SYNONYMS FOR obdurate 1 hard, obstinate, callous, unbending, inflexible. 2 unregenerate, reprobate, shameless. SEE SYNONYMS FOR obdurate ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR obdurate 1 soft, tractable. 2 humble, repentant. SEE ANTONYMS FOR obdurate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM obdurate ob·du·rate·ly, adverbob·du·rate·ness, nounun·ob·du·rate, adjectiveun·ob·du·rate·ly, adverb un·ob·du·rate·ness, noun Words nearby obdurate obdormition, obdt., obduce, obduction, obduracy, obdurate, O.B.E., obeah, O beautiful for spacious skies, obeche, obedience Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for obdurate Yet instead of scaling back their political ambitions in the face of an obdurate reality, they are escalating them. Are Moderate Republicans Useless?\|David Frum\|January 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It happened because of massive and obdurate resistance to reasonable change. A Little Charlotte History\|Michael Tomasky\|September 4, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Wotan cannot but be obdurate; he pronounces sentence on Siegmund and goes off in a storming rage. Richard Wagner\|John F. Runciman For a long while his supplications made no impression on the obdurate African. The Funny Philosophers\|George Yellott She had made an earnest effort to avoid the journey, but Anne of Austria was obdurate and cruel. Louis XIV., Makers of History Series\|John S. C. Abbott For this marriage, after playing the obdurate and irascible godfather so long, he was suddenly transformed into a fairy godmother. The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume II (of 2)\|Benjamin Ellis Martin The governor was obdurate in his decision to stick in the race. The Attempted Assassination of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt\|Oliver Remey British Dictionary definitions for obdurate obdurate / (ˈɒbdjʊrɪt) / adjective not easily moved by feelings or supplication; hardhearted impervious to persuasion, esp to moral persuasion Derived forms of obdurate obduracy or obdurateness, nounobdurately, adverb Word Origin for obdurate C15: from Latin obdūrāre to make hard, from ob- (intensive) + dūrus hard; compare endure Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to obdurate adamant, callous, dogged, firm, fixed, hard, hard-boiled, hard-nosed, harsh, heartless, immovable, implacable, inexorable, inflexible, iron, mean, mulish, obstinate, perverse, relentless
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obdurate

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