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stubborn
English
Etymology
From Middle English stiborne, stibourne, stoburn, stoburne, styburne, stiborn. Origin uncertain.
One theory is that the origin may come from *stybor, *stibor, from Old English stybb (“a stump, stub”) + adj. formative -or as in Old English bitor, English bitter.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?st?b?n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?st?b?n/
- Rhymes: -?b?(?)n
- Hyphenation: stub?born
Adjective
stubborn (comparative stubborner, superlative stubbornest)
- Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
- Of materials: physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.
Synonyms
- willful, headstrong, wayward, obstinate, obdurate, contrary, disobedient, insubordinate, undisciplined, adamant, unyielding, rebellious
- See also Thesaurus:obstinate, perseverant, persistent, enduring
Derived terms
- stubbornly
- stubbornness
Translations
Noun
stubborn (uncountable)
- (informal) Stubbornness.
- A disease of citrus trees characterized by stunted growth and misshapen fruit, caused by Spiroplasma citri.
Further reading
- stubborn in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- stubborn in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- stubborn at OneLook Dictionary Search
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hostile
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French hostile, from Latin host?lis, from hostis (“enemy”). Displaced Old English f?ondl??.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h?sta?l/, /?h?st?l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?h?st?l/, /?h?sta?l/
- Homophone: hostel (one pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -?st?l
Adjective
hostile (comparative more hostile, superlative most hostile)
- Not friendly, appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure
- Synonyms: inimical, unfriendly
- a hostile force
- hostile intentions
- a hostile country
- hostile to a sudden change
- Aggressive, antagonistic.
- Unwilling
- Of a hostile takeover.
- Microsoft may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo as soon as Friday, according to a published report.
Synonyms
- antagonistic
- hateful
- See also Thesaurus:hostile
Antonyms
- friendly
Related terms
- hostility
- hostilely
- host
- See also Thesaurus:combative
Translations
Noun
hostile (plural hostiles)
- (chiefly in the plural) An enemy.
Translations
Anagrams
- Elohist, eoliths, holiest, sholtie
French
Etymology
From Middle French hostile, hostif (this form with a change of suffix), borrowed from Latin hostilis.
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /?s.til/
Adjective
hostile (plural hostiles)
- hostile
- unfriendly
Synonyms
- ennemi
Related terms
- hostilité
- ost
Further reading
- “hostile” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Adjective
host?le
- nominative neuter singular of host?lis
- accusative neuter singular of host?lis
- vocative neuter singular of host?lis
References
- hostile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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