English Explanatory Dictionary

intransigent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; stubborn.
noun
  1. A person who is intransigent.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/ /ɪnˈtɹæn.zə.d͡ʒənt/ en-us-intransigent.ogg

Word forms

intransigent more intransigent most intransigent intransigeant intransigents

Etymology

Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) + agō (“to do”).

Synonyms

adamant ardent grim bent on bloody-minded bullheaded certain chronic confirmed determined diehard dogged hard-hearted hard-nosed hardheaded headstrong immovable incalcitrant inflexible irrefragable insistent intractable intransigent intrepid inveterate mulish obdurate obstinate obstreperous peevish peremptory persistent pertinacious pigheaded recalcitrant refractory resolute resolved rigid self-willed stalwart staunch steadfast steady stubborn stubborn as a mule sullen tenacious terminal thran thwart tough truculent unbending uncompromising unyielding vehement wilful willful

Antonyms

transigent

Related words

intransigence intransigency intransigentism intransigently

Derived words

intransigentist
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