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hardheadedness

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hard⋅head⋅ed

  [hahrd-hed-id]
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–adjective
1. not easily moved or deceived; practical; shrewd.
2. obstinate; stubborn; willful.
Also, hard-headed.

Origin:
1575–85

Related forms:
hard⋅head⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
hard⋅head⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. astute, realistic, pragmatic, cool, down-to-earth.
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hard·head·ed   (härd'hěd'ĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Stubborn; willful.

  2. Realistic; pragmatic.

hard'head'ed·ly adv., hard'head'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
hardheaded

  1. mod.
    stubborn. : Anybody that hardheaded is going to have trouble with everybody.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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