obdurateness

9.8

The quality of being stubborn and not caring about others

noun
/ˈɑb.dʒə.rət.nəs/

: obstinación

Despite repeated requests, his obdurateness prevented any progress in the discussion.

Examples

His obdurateness in refusing to apologize surprised everyone.
The obdurateness of the committee delayed the approval of the new policy.
Her obdurateness in refusing to compromise frustrated everyone on the team.
The obdurateness of the old man made it difficult to help him.
His obdurateness in refusing to apologize showed a complete lack of empathy for her feelings.
Despite numerous pleas for compassion, her obdurateness left no room for negotiation.
The manager's obdurateness regarding employee feedback led to a decline in morale among the staff.

Synonyms

persistence

vsobdurateness

52 4.1

Continuing to try despite problems or opposition

is similar but adds coldness and unfeeling refusal to change

stubbornness

vsobdurateness

21 3.6

Refusing to change your mind or actions even when there are good reasons

is similar but also implies little feeling for others

intransigence

vsobdurateness

10 8.7

Refusal to change your mind or to agree with others

is more about personal hardness and little sympathy than negotiation stance

obstinacy

vsobdurateness

3 7.6

Refusing to change your mind or actions even when others ask you to

is the same firmness but also shows coldness toward others

inflexibility

vsobdurateness

3 6.9

Refusing to change ideas or plans

adds a lack of feeling, not only resistance to change

relentlessness

vsobdurateness

2 7.5

A quality of not stopping, often showing harsh or strong action

shares the harshness but stresses emotional coldness as main trait

recalcitrance

vsobdurateness

Formal

2 8.8

Refusal to obey rules or cooperate with people in charge

is more about personal coldness than only resisting authority

pigheadedness

vsobdurateness

Informal

1 7.9

Refusing to change your mind even when you are wrong

also involves a cold or unfeeling refusal rather than mere unreasonableness

doggedness

vsobdurateness

1 6.5

A strong will to keep trying despite difficulties

is driven by hardness of heart rather than mere continued effort

obstinance

vsobdurateness

1 7.9

Being stubborn and refusing to change your mind

adds emotional hardness and lack of compassion to that refusal

resoluteness

vsobdurateness

1 6.0

The quality of staying very determined and not changing your mind when things are difficult

has similar firmness but is colder and less compassionate in attitude

obduracy

vsobdurateness

1 9.9

Refusing to change your mind or plans even after seeing good reasons

is marked by a hard attitude and little feeling or compassion

orneriness

vsobdurateness

Informal

1 9.9

Being easily annoyed, stubborn, and hard to get along with

shares disagreeableness but emphasizes cold refusal and lack of compassion

intransigency

vsobdurateness

8.4

Refusing to change your views to reach an agreement

is defined by a cold refusal to change for emotional reasons

unyieldingness

vsobdurateness

8.1

A refusal to change an opinion or action despite pressure

tends to be harsher and shows little compassion when refusing

recalcitrancy

vsobdurateness

Formal

9.7

Refusing to follow rules or orders

notes personal lack of feeling rather than mere noncooperation with authority

persistency

vsobdurateness

6.4

Continuing to try and not giving up when things are difficult

focuses more on emotional hardness and lack of compassion while continuing

Antonyms

compassion

423 2.7

A strong feeling of care for someone who is suffering and a wish to help them

empathy

154 3.2

Ability to understand and share another person's feelings and experiences

How Stubborn

intransigence

10 8.7

obdurateness

9.8

stubbornness

21 3.6

reluctance

68 3.6

Surface Forms

obdurateness singular

obduratenesses plural

Morphology

obdurateness = obdurate (transparent) = obdurate + ness

The noun is a regular -ness nominalization of the adjective 'obdurate', so its meaning is directly derived from the adjective.

Etymology

Obdurateness comes from old Latin parts ob- ('against') and durare ('to harden' or 'last'), the same root you see in durable and endure. So imagine someone whose heart is 'hardened against' others — they are stubborn and show little feeling.