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intransigence - 2 dictionary results
in⋅tran⋅si⋅gent
[in-tran-si-juh
nt] 
–adjective
| 1. | refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible. |
–noun
| 2. | a person who refuses to agree or compromise, as in politics. |
Also, in⋅tran⋅si⋅geant.
Origin:
1875–80; < Sp intransigente, equiv. to in- in- 3 + transigente (prp. of transigir to compromise) < L trānsigent- (s. of trānsigēns, prp. of trānsigere to come to an agreement); see transact
1875–80; < Sp intransigente, equiv. to in- in- 3 + transigente (prp. of transigir to compromise) < L trānsigent- (s. of trānsigēns, prp. of trānsigere to come to an agreement); see transact
Related forms:
in⋅tran⋅si⋅gence, in⋅tran⋅si⋅gen⋅cy, noun
in⋅tran⋅si⋅gent⋅ly, adverb
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Link To intransigence
| in·tran·si·gent also in·tran·si·geant (ĭn-trān'sə-jənt, -zə-) adj. Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising. [French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente : in-, not (from Latin; see in-1) + transigente, present participle of transigir, to compromise (from Latin trānsigere, to come to an agreement : trāns-, trans- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots).] in·tran'si·gence, in·tran'si·gen·cy n., in·tran'si·gent n., in·tran'si·gent·ly adv. |
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