different between intransigence vs intransigent

English

Etymology

From French intransigeance, noun form of intransigeant, borrowed from Spanish intransigente at the end of the nineteenth century. Morphologically, from in- +? transiger +? -ant, literally "uncompromising".

Noun

intransigence (countable and uncountable, plural intransigences)

1. Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.

   The intransigence of both sides frustrated the negotiators.

   • 2013, Simon Jenkins, Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]

     The curse has been Spanish ineptitude feeding Gibraltarian intransigence. Border hold-ups are counterproductive to winning hearts and minds, as were blundering Argentinian landings on the outer Falklands.

Translations

Anagrams

• antiscreening

English

Alternative forms

• intransigeant

Etymology

Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + tr?nsig?ns, present participle of tr?nsig? (“to come to an understanding”), from tr?ns (“across”) +? ag? (“to do”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t?æn.s?.d???nt/, /?n?t?æn.z?.d???nt/
• Hyphenation: in?tran?si?gent

Adjective

intransigent (comparative more intransigent, superlative most intransigent)

1. Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable

   Don't waste your time trying to change his mind: he's completely intransigent.

   • 1966, H. Feigl, "Is Science Relevant to Theology?", in Inquiries and Provocations: Selected Writings (2012 ?ISBN)

     Since I have been asked to do this in very brief compass, the harsh tone and terse style of my presentation will make my contentions appear more dogmatic and intransigent than I should wish them to be.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:obstinate

Related terms

• intransigence
• intransigency
• intransigentism
• intransigently

Translations

Noun

intransigent (plural intransigents)

1. A person who is intransigent.

Translations

Further reading

• intransigent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• intransigent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Romanian

Etymology

From French intransigeant

Adjective

intransigent m or n (feminine singular intransigent?, masculine plural intransigen?i, feminine and neuter plural intransigente)

1. uncompromising (person)

Declension