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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ob•du•rate /ˈɑbdʊrɪt, -dyʊ-/USA pronunciation adj. - not moved by persuasion or pity;
not giving in;
unyielding:an obdurate opponent.
ob•du•rate•ness, n. [uncountable]See -dur-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ob•du•rate (ob′dŏŏ rit, -dyŏŏ-),USA pronunciation adj. - unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings;
stubborn;
unyielding. - stubbornly resistant to moral influence;
persistently impenitent:an obdurate sinner.
- Latin obdūrātus (past participle of obdūrāre to harden), equivalent. to ob- ob- + dūr(us) hard + -ātus -ate1
- late Middle English obdurat 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hard, obstinate, callous, unbending, inflexible.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unregenerate, reprobate, shameless.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged soft, tractable.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged humble, repentant.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: obdurate /ˈɒbdjʊrɪt/ adj - not easily moved by feelings or supplication; hardhearted
- impervious to persuasion, esp to moral persuasion
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin obdūrāre to make hard, from ob- (intensive) + dūrus hard; compare endureˈobduracy, ˈobdurateness n ˈobdurately adv |