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Definitions for Obdurate
[1] unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
[2] stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner.
[3] not easily moved by feelings or supplication; hardhearted
[4] impervious to persuasion, esp to moral persuasion
Words related to Obdurate
adamant, callous, dogged, firm, fixed, hard, hard-boiled, hard-nosed, harsh, heartless, immovable, implacable, inexorable, inflexible, iron, mean, mulish, obstinate, perverse, relentless
Words nearby Obdurate
obdt, obdt., obduce, obduction, obduracy, obdurate, obe, obeah, obeche, obedience, obedience training
Origin of Obdurate
1400–50; late Middle English obdurat < Latin obdūrātus (past participle of obdūrāre to harden), equivalent to ob- ob- + dūr(us ) hard + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Obdurate
ob·du·rate·ly , adverb
ob·du·rate·ness , noun
un·ob·du·rate , adjective
un·ob·du·rate·ly , adverb
un·ob·du·rate·ness , noun
Word origin for Obdurate
C15: from Latin obdūrāre to make hard, from ob- (intensive) + dūrus hard; compare endure
Synonyms for Obdurate
adamant, bullhead, callous, cold fish, dogged, firm, fixed, hanging tough, hard, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, hard-nosed, harsh, heartless, immovable, implacable, indurate, inexorable, inflexible, iron, mean, mulish, obstinate, perverse, relentless, rigid, set in stone, stiff-necked, thick-skinned, tough, tough nut to crack, unbending, uncompassionate, uncompromising, uncooperative, unemotional, unfeeling, unimpressible, unrelenting, unshakable, unsympathetic, unyielding