Obstinancy

Full definition of obstinancy

Noun

1. (rare) Obstinance; the characteristic of being obstinate.
• 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 obstinancy than because he had any real objection.

Synonyms

• obstinacy
• obstinance
• obstinancy
• obstinateness
• stubbornness