obdurate
a . 顽固的,执拗的,冷酷的
顽固的,执拗的,冷酷的
obdurate adj 1 :
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing [
synonym : {
cussed },
{
obdurate }, {
obstinate }, {
unrepentant }]
2 :
showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings ; "
his flinty gaze "; "
the child '
s misery would move even the most obdurate heart " [
synonym : {
flinty }, {
flint }, {
granitic }, {
obdurate },
{
stony }]
Obdurate \
Ob "
du *
rate \,
v .
t .
To harden . [
Obs .]
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1913 Webster ]
Obdurate \
Ob "
du *
rate \,
a . [
L .
obduratus ,
p .
p .
of obdurare to harden ;
ob (
see Ob -)
durare to harden ,
durus hard .
See {
Dure }.]
1 .
Hardened in feelings ,
esp .
against moral or mollifying influences ;
unyielding ;
hard -
hearted ;
stubbornly wicked .
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1913 Webster ]
The very custom of evil makes the heart obdurate against whatsoever instructions to the contrary .
--
Hooker .
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Art thou obdurate ,
flinty ,
hard as steel ,
Nay ,
more than flint ,
for stone at rain relenteth ?
--
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Hard ;
harsh ;
rugged ;
rough ;
intractable . "
Obdurate consonants ." --
Swift .
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Note :
Sometimes accented on the second syllable ,
especially by the older poets .
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There is no flesh in man '
s obdurate heart .
--
Cowper .
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Syn :
Hard ;
firm ;
unbending ;
inflexible ;
unyielding ;
stubborn ;
obstinate ;
impenitent ;
callous ;
unfeeling ;
insensible ;
unsusceptible .
Usage : {
Obdurate }, {
Callous }, {
Hardened }.
Callous denotes a deadening of the sensibilities ;
as ,
a callous conscience .
Hardened implies a general and settled disregard for the claims of interest ,
duty ,
and sympathy ;
as ,
hardened in vice .
Obdurate implies an active resistance of the heart and will aganst the pleadings of compassion and humanity .
[
1913 Webster ] -- {
Ob "
du *
rate *
ly },
adv . --
{
Ob "
du *
rate *
ness },
n .
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1913 Webster ]
131 Moby Thesaurus words for "
obdurate ":
adamant ,
asleep ,
benumbed ,
bony ,
brazen ,
callous ,
calloused ,
case -
hardened ,
cement ,
cemental ,
cold ,
cold of heart ,
coldblooded ,
coldhearted ,
concrete ,
conscienceless ,
corneous ,
dead ,
deadened ,
dense ,
diamondlike ,
dogged ,
dour ,
dull ,
dure ,
firm ,
flinthearted ,
flintlike ,
flinty ,
fundamentalist ,
granitelike ,
granitic ,
hard ,
hard as nails ,
hard of heart ,
hard -
bitten ,
hard -
boiled ,
hard -
nosed ,
hard -
set ,
hardened ,
hardhearted ,
heartless ,
hidebound ,
horny ,
immovable ,
impassible ,
impenitent ,
imperceptive ,
impercipient ,
impliable ,
indurated ,
inexorable ,
inflexible ,
insensate ,
insensible ,
insensitive ,
insentient ,
insolent ,
inured ,
iron ,
iron -
hard ,
ironbound ,
ironclad ,
ironhanded ,
ironlike ,
lapideous ,
lithoid ,
lithoidal ,
lost to shame ,
marble ,
marblelike ,
mulish ,
muscle -
bound ,
numb ,
numbed ,
obstinate ,
obtuse ,
orthodox ,
osseous ,
procrustean ,
purist ,
puristic ,
puritan ,
puritanic ,
relentless ,
resistant ,
resistive ,
rigid ,
rigorist ,
rigoristic ,
rigorous ,
rockbound ,
rocklike ,
rocky ,
seared ,
shameless ,
solid ,
steellike ,
steely ,
stiff ,
stiff -
necked ,
stonelike ,
stony ,
stonyhearted ,
straightlaced ,
straitlaced ,
stubborn ,
thick -
skinned ,
thick -
witted ,
tough ,
unabject ,
unbending ,
unblushing ,
uncompassionate ,
uncompromising ,
uncontrite ,
unemotional ,
unfeeling ,
unfelt ,
unmelted ,
unmerciful ,
unnatural ,
unperceptive ,
unrelenting ,
unrepentant ,
unrepenting ,
unresponsive ,
unsoftened ,
unsympathetic ,
untouched ,
unyielding
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OBDURATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of OBDURATE is stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing How to use obdurate in a sentence Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Obdurate
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OBDURATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you describe someone as obdurate, you think that they are being unreasonable in their refusal to change their decision or opinion
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