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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 -ate1
1400–50; late Middle English obdurat < Latin obdūrātus (past participle of obdūrāre to harden), equivalent to ob- ob- + dūr(us) hard + -ātus -ate1
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.
1. hard, obstinate, callous, unbending, inflexible. 2. unregenerate, reprobate, shameless.
Antonyms
1. soft, tractable. 2. humble, repentant.
1. soft, tractable. 2. humble, repentant.
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obdurate
mid-15c., from L. obduratus "hardened," pp. of obdurare "harden," from ob "against" + durare "harden, render hard," from durus "hard" (see endure).
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