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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome;
[syn: stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance, mulishness]

2. resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires;
[syn: stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

obstinance
    n 1: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome [syn:
         stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance, mulishness]
    2: resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires [syn:
       stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance,
       pigheadedness, self-will]