different between obstinacy vs piggishness

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??bst?n?si/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??bst?n?si/

Etymology

obstinate +? -cy

Alternative forms

• (proscribed) obstinance, obstinancy

Noun

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, Oliver Twist, ch. 44,

     "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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

See also

• determination, perseverance

English

Etymology

piggish +? -ness

Noun

piggishness (usually uncountable, plural piggishnesses)

1. The quality of being like a pig in one's character; greediness, boorishness, or obstinacy.

   The man was a glutton; his piggishness was legendary.

   The old man's stubborn piggishness kept him from acknowledging that his wife was a better driver than he, even after his license was revoked.