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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tran•si•gent or in•tran•si•geant /ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt/USA pronunciation adj. - refusing to agree or compromise;
inflexible:The sick man was intransigent about accepting treatment. in•tran•si•gence, n. [uncountable]See -act-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tran•si•gent (in tran′si jənt),USA pronunciation adj. - refusing to agree or compromise;
uncompromising; inflexible. n. - a person who refuses to agree or compromise, as in politics.
Also, in•tran′si•geant. - Latin trānsigent- (stem of trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigere to come to an agreement); see transact
- Spanish intransigente, equivalent. to in- in-3 + transigente (present participle of transigir to compromise)
- 1875–80
in•tran′si•gence, in•tran′si•gen•cy, n. in•tran′si•gent•ly, adv. |