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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
ob′du•rate•ly, adv. ob′du•rate•ness, n. - 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.
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