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obdurate
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Obdurate
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ob·du·rate
/
ˈɒb
dʊ
rɪt, -dyʊ-
/
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[
ob
-d
oo
-rit, -dy
oo
-
]
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adjective
1.
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
2.
stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent:
an obdurate sinner.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
obdurat
<
Latin
obdūrātus
(past participle of
obdūrāre
to harden), equivalent to
ob-
ob-
+
dūr
(
us
) hard +
-ātus
-ate
1
Related forms
ob·du·rate·ly,
adverb
ob·du·rate·ness,
noun
un·ob·du·rate,
adjective
un·ob·du·rate·ly,
adverb
un·ob·du·rate·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
hard, obstinate, callous, unbending, inflexible.
2.
unregenerate, reprobate, shameless.
Antonyms
1.
soft, tractable.
2.
humble, repentant.
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obdurate
(ˈɒbdjʊrɪt)
—
adj
1.
not easily moved by feelings or supplication; hardhearted
2.
impervious to persuasion, esp to moral persuasion
[C15: from Latin
obdūrāre
to make hard, from
ob-
(intensive) +
dūrus
hard; compare
endure
]
'obduracy
—
n
'obdurateness
—
n
'obdurately
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
obdurate
mid-15c., from L. obduratus "hardened," pp. of obdurare "harden," from ob "against" + durare "harden, render hard," from durus "hard" (see
endure
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
However, the building proved an
obdurate
foe to the wreckers.
Nearly everything on view possesses similarly
obdurate
dignity.
She was
obdurate
, and by obduracy added one hour and a half to her single
blessedness.
The opposition to this change was
obdurate
and continuous.
By moving exhortations to virtue, she softened and converted several
obdurate
sinners.
The police were
obdurate
, however, and the fight did not take place.
It creates out of paper a heavy,
obdurate
permanency.
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