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Showing words for RECALCITRANCY using the English dictionary

13 Letter Words for Recalcitrancy

recalcitrancy

11 Letter Words for Recalcitrancy

intercalary

10 Letter Words for Recalcitrancy

cyanacetic, intercalar

9 Letter Words for Recalcitrancy

acalycine, acclinate, ailantery, aliteracy, alternacy, analectic, antiracer, calcarine, calcinate, carnalite, carnality, carrytale, centralia, centrical, cercarial, cercarian, certainly, claretian, erratical, interacra, interalar, lacertian, lactarine, nectarial, ricercata, tarriance, tricenary, tricycler

8 Letter Words for Recalcitrancy

acacetin, accretal, acentric, acetylic, acrylate, alacrity, altincar, analcite, analytic, anaretic, arcanely, arcanite, areality, arrantly, artarine, arteriac, arterial, calcaire, calcanei, calciner, calicate, calycate, calycine, canticle, cantrail, caracter, carcanet, carceral, carelian, carinate, carterly, caryatic, catenary, cercaria, cetraria, cetraric, cetrarin, cinerary, clarinet, clartier, clientry, craniate, crateral, cyclecar, cyrenaic, encratic, encyclia, encyclic, errantly, interlay, iterancy, lacerant, lacinate, laitance, larcenic, larcinry, latanier, literacy, literary, lyterian, nearctic, ratliner, relicary, retainal, retiracy, tailrace, talcarie, telarian, trailery, triareal, tricycle

7 Letter Words for Recalcitrancy

acacine, acarine, acatery, acetary, acinary, acraein, acratic, acrilan, acrinyl, acritan, acrylic, actinal, acyclic, acyetic, acylate, alantic, alatern, alicant, aliency, anality, antical, anticar, anticly, antliae, arctian, arecain, arratel, artarin, arteria, arterin, article, arylate, aterian, calaite, calcate, calcine, calcite, canaler, cantare, cantier, cantily, carinae, carinal, carlina, carline, carnary, carnate, carnier, carract, carrect, carreta, cartier, catalin, cateran, catline, centiar, central, centric, ceratin, cerrial, certain, cetylic, circaea, circler, circlet, cirrate, citrean, clairce, clarain, clarina, clarine, clarity, clayier, cliency, cranely, cranial, craylet, creatic, criance, crinate, cyanate, cyanite, cyclane, cyclian, cynical, elytrin, encraal, encraty, entrail, errancy, erratic, icetray, inertly, inlayer, irately, laccaic, lacerna, lacerta, lactary, lactean, laniary, laniate, larceny, latency, lateran, latrian, latrine, lectica, lineary, lycaena, nacrite, nailery, narrate, nectary, racecar, railcar, rariety, ratline, reality, recital, reliant, relyric, retiary, retinal, retiral, retrain, retrial, riantly, ricecar, tacrine, taenial, talaric, talcier, taliera, tarrily, tayalic, tearily, ternary, terrain, tracery, traclia, trailer, trainel, trainer, tralira, treacly, trenail, triaryl, trinary, trinely

6 Letter Words for Recalcitrancy

acacin, acater, accent, accite, aceric, acerin, acerli, acerra, acetal, acetic, acetin, acetla, acetyl, acinar, acracy, acrita, acrite, acrity, actine, aecial, aerial, aerily, alaite, alcaic, alcine, alerta, aliner, aliter, altaic, altair, altern, analyt, ancile, anerly, anetic, anicca, aniler, anlace, anteal, anteri, antiae, antiar, antica, antler, antlia, antral, araire, aralie, arayne, arcane, arcate, arctan, arctic, arnica, arrace, arrant, arrect, arrent, artery, artier, artily, atelic, atrail, atrial, caccia, cactal, caecal, cairny, calcar, calcic, calean, calina, caline, canale, canali, canari, canary, cancel, cancer, canela, canier, cantal, cantar, cantel, canter, cantic, cantil, cantle, caract, carane, carate, carcan, carcel, carcer, carica, carien, carina, carity, carlet, carlie, carlin, carnac, carnal, carnel, carnet, carnic, carrat, carrel, cartel, carter, catena, catery, catlin, cearin, cecity, celiac, celtic, centai, cental, centra, centry, cerata, cercal, cicala, cicale, cicely, cilery, cinter, circar, circle, citral, claire, claret, clarin, clarre, clarty, clayen, clayer, cleric, client, clinty, crance, craner, cranet, craney, cranic, crater, crayer, creant, crenic, cretan, cretic, cretin, criant, crinal, crinel, crinet, cyanea, cyanic, cyclar, cycler, cyclic, cyclin, cyetic, cynara, eclair, elytra, enatic, encycl, enrail, entail, entria, erical, errant, errata, eyrant, inlace, inyala, irater, irrate, irreal, laccic, laccin, lacert, lacery, lacier, lactic, laetic, lainer, lanate, lancer, lancet, lanier, larcin, lariat, larine, larrea, latera, latian, latina, latria, layner, lectin, lenity, lentic, linear, linter, lirate, litany, lyance, lycian, lycine, lyrate, nailer, naitly, narial, narica, natale, natica, nearly, neatly, nectar, nerita, nicely, nicety, nitery, nitryl, nytril, racial, racier, racily, racine, railer, rainer, raiyat, rancel, rancer, ranter, rarely, rarety, rarity, ratany, ratina, ratine, raylet, realia, realty, rearly, recant, recart, rectal, relata, relict, renail, rental, rerail, retail, retain, retial, retina, retira, retral, rialty, riancy, rictal, ritely, ryania, tailer, tailye, talari, talcer, tancel, tanica, tanier, tanrec, tarcel, tarnal, tarrie, teanal, tecali, telary, tenacy, tenail, tercia, ternal, ternar, terral, terran, tilery, tilyer, tincal, tineal, tirana, tracer, traily, trainy, trance, trayne, triace, triary, tricae, tricar, trinal, tylari, tyrian, yacare, yantra, yareta, yarner, yarran, yetlin

5 Letter Words for Recalcitrancy

acale, acari, acate, accel, accra, aceta, acier, acryl, actin, aecia, aeric, aiery, airan, airer, alane, alani, alant, alary, alate, alcea, alert, alice, alien, aliet, alite, ality, altar, alter, altin, ancle, ancra, ancre, anear, anile, anlet, anlia, antae, antal, antar, antic, antra, antre, arace, arain, arati, arcae, areal, arear, areca, arena, arent, arian, ariel, arite, array, arret, arrie, artal, artar, artel, arter, artic, artly, aryan, ately, atren, atria, aylet, ayrie, cacei, cacti, cairn, calan, calci, calic, calin, canal, canel, caner, canli, canty, carat, carer, caret, carey, carle, carli, carne, carny, carri, carry, carta, carte, carty, carya, caryl, catan, catel, cater, cecal, cecca, cecil, ceint, centi, ceral, cerat, cerci, ceria, ceric, cerin, certy, ceryl, cetic, cetin, cetyl, cicer, cinct, cinel, circa, circe, cital, citer, clair, clare, clart, clary, claye, clean, clear, cleat, cline, clint, clite, clyer, craal, craie, crain, crane, crany, crare, crate, craye, crecy, crena, creta, crier, criey, crile, crine, cryal, cycle, cynic, early, ecart, eclat, ectal, elaic, elain, elint, enact, encia, encyc, eniac, enlay, enlit, enray, ental, entia, entry, erica, eyrar, eyrir, ictal, ileac, inact, incle, incra, inert, inlay, inlet, intel, inter, intra, irate, irena, italy, laari, lacca, lacer, lacet, lacey, laeti, laine, lairy, laity, lanai, lance, laney, larin, larry, laten, later, latin, layer, layia, layne, leany, learn, leary, lenti, liana, liane, liart, licca, licet, linac, linea, liner, liney, linty, liter, litra, lyart, lycae, lycea, lycra, lyric, lytic, nacre, nacry, naily, naira, nairy, naric, narra, narre, natal, necia, neral, niata, nicer, nirly, niter, nitry, nyala, racer, raile, raine, rainy, raita, ranal, rance, ranli, ranty, ratal, ratan, ratel, rater, rayat, rayle, rayne, reaal, react, reata, recal, reccy, recit, recti, reina, relay, relic, renal, renay, reran, retal, retan, retar, retia, retin, retry, riant, riata, ricer, ricey, riley, riyal, tacan, tacca, taily, taira, tairn, talar, talcy, talea, taler, tania, tarea, tarie, tarin, tarre, tarri, tarry, tayer, tayir, tayra, teary, telar, telia, telic, telyn, tenai, tenia, tenla, terai, terna, terra, terry, tiara, tical, ticca, ticer, tiler, tinca, tinea, tirer, trace, trail, train, triac, trial, trica, trice, trier, trina, trine, tryer, tyler, tyran, yacal, yacca, yalta, yarer, yarta, yatra, yeara, yearn, yenta, yince, yrent

4 Letter Words for Recalcitrancy

acca, acce, acct, acer, acle, acne, acre, acta, acyl, aiel, aile, aina, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, airy, alae, alai, alan, alar, alay, alca, alce, alec, alen, alia, alin, anal, anat, anay, ance, anet, anil, anre, anta, ante, anti, arar, arca, area, aren, aret, aria, aril, arle, arna, arni, arri, arte, arty, aryl, atar, atle, atli, atry, ayen, ayin, ayne, ayre, caca, cace, caci, caic, cain, cair, calc, canc, cane, cant, cany, care, carl, carn, carr, cart, cate, ceca, ceil, celt, cent, cera, cern, cert, ceti, ciel, cine, cira, circ, cire, cirl, cite, city, clan, clar, clat, clay, clin, clit, cran, cray, cric, crin, crit, ctrl, cyan, cycl, cyte, earl, earn, eccl, eila, eira, eiry, elan, encl, ency, entr, eral, erat, eria, eric, erin, etic, etna, eyra, iaea, iare, icer, ilea, inca, incl, incr, inly, inta, intl, intr, iran, ital, itel, iter, iyar, lace, lacy, laen, laer, laet, laic, lain, lair, lait, lana, lane, lant, lare, lari, larn, lata, late, lati, lean, lear, leat, lect, leir, lena, lent, liar, lice, lien, lier, lina, line, lint, liny, lira, lire, lite, lyne, lyra, lyre, lyte, nace, nael, nail, nala, nale, narc, nare, narr, nary, natl, natr, neal, near, neat, neti, nice, nile, nirl, nyet, raca, race, racy, raia, rail, rain, rait, rale, rana, rane, rant, rara, rare, rata, rate, raya, real, rean, rear, rect, rein, reit, rely, rent, reny, rial, rice, ricy, riel, rier, rile, rine, rita, rite, ryal, ryen, rynt, taal, taar, tace, tael, taen, tail, tain, tala, talc, tale, tali, tana, tane, tara, tare, tari, tarn, tarr, teal, tean, tear, teca, teil, tela, teli, tera, tern, terr, tiar, tice, tien, tier, tile, tinc, tine, tiny, tire, tirl, tirr, trac, tray, trey, trie, trin, trna, trye, tyer, tyin, tyne, tyrr, yair, yale, yali, yana, yare, yarl, yarn, yarr, yate, yati, ycie, yean, year, yeat, yelt, yeni, yern, yeta, yeti, yilt, yirn, yirr, yite

3 Letter Words for Recalcitrancy

aal, acc, ace, act, acy, aer, aia, ail, ain, air, ait, ala, alc, ale, aln, alt, aly, ana, anc, ane, ant, any, ara, arc, are, arn, arr, art, ary, ate, aye, ayr, cai, cal, can, car, cat, cay, cel, cen, cer, cia, cie, cir, cit, cli, clr, cly, crc, crl, crt, cry, cte, ctn, ctr, cyc, cyl, ean, ear, eat, ecc, ect, eir, ela, eli, elt, enc, enl, era, ern, err, ert, eta, etc, ety, eyl, eyn, eyr, iaa, ice, icy, ile, inc, int, ira, ire, ita, laa, lac, lai, lan, lar, lat, lay, lca, lea, lei, ler, let, ley, lie, lin, lir, lit, lnr, ltr, lyc, lye, lyn, naa, nae, nar, nat, nay, nea, nei, net, nie, nil, nit, nye, rai, ran, rat, ray, rct, rea, rec, rei, rel, ria, rie, rin, rit, rle, rly, rna, rte, rti, rya, rye, taa, tai, tal, tan, tar, tay, tea, tec, tel, ten, ter, tic, tie, til, tin, tlc, tln, tlr, tra, tri, try, tye, tyr, yan, yar, yat, yea, yen, yer, yet, yin

Definitions for Recalcitrancy

[1] resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
[2] hard to deal with, manage, or operate.
[3] a recalcitrant person.
[4] not susceptible to control or authority; refractory
[5] a recalcitrant person

Words related to Recalcitrancy

recalcitrantwayward, obstinate, fractious, rebellious, unruly, contrary, contumacious, defiant, indomitable, insubordinate, intractable, opposing, radical, refractory, resistant, stubborn, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, untoward

Words nearby Recalcitrancy

recalcitrantrec, rec room, rec., rec. sec., recalcification, recalcitrant, recalcitrate, recalculate, recalesce, recalescence, recall

Origin of Recalcitrancy

t1835–45; < Latin recalcitrant- (stem of recalcitrāns, present participle of recalcitrāre to kick back), equivalent to re- re- + calcitr(āre ) to strike with the heels, kick (derivative of calx heel) + -ant- -ant

Other words from Recalcitrancy

re·cal·ci·trance , re·cal·ci·tran·cy , noun
non·re·cal·ci·trance , noun
non·re·cal·ci·tran·cy , noun
non·re·cal·ci·trant , adjective
un·re·cal·ci·trant , adjective

Word origin for Recalcitrancy

tC19: via French from Latin recalcitrāre , from re- + calcitrāre to kick, from calx heel

Synonyms for Recalcitrancy

assertiveness, disorderliness, fractiousness, heedlessness, impetuousness, imprudence, impulsiveness, intractability, intractableness, lawlessness, obstinacy, obstreperousness, orneriness, perverseness, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, recklessness, refractoriness, wildness, willfulness, indocility, intemperanc, obstinateness, uncontrollability, uncontrollableness, ungovernableness, unmanageability, untowardness, waywardness