• obstinance, obstinancy (proscribed)

From obstinate +‎ -cy.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑbstɪnəsi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒbstɪnəsi/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: ob‧stin‧a‧cy

obstinacy (countable and uncountable, plural obstinacies)

1. The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.

   He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity.

   • 1839, Charles Dickens, chapter 44, in Oliver Twist:

     "I don't know where," replied the girl.
     "Then I do," said Sikes, more in the spirit of obstinacy than because he had any real objection.

   • 1877, Leo Tolstoy (author), David Magarshack (translator), Anna Karenina, part 6, ch 12,

     His hand closed, he drew back, and his face assumed a still more stubborn expression.

     "For you it's a matter of obstinacy," she said, looking intently at him and suddenly finding the right word for the expression of his face which exasperated her so much.

2. (countable, collective) A group of bison; the collective noun for bison.

• conviction, insistence, recalcitrance, stubbornness, tenacity
• See also Thesaurus:obstinacy

• determination, perseverance