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Definition of Intransigency
1. Noun. The trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise.
Generic synonyms: Bullheadedness, Obstinacy, Obstinance, Pigheadedness, Self-will, Stubbornness
Derivative terms: Intransigent, Intransigent
Definition of Intransigency
1. Noun. The quality of intransigence. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intransigency
Literary usage of Intransigency
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"... in face of which there are no adiaphora; and to him is largely to be ascribed
the position of absolute intransigency which Lutheranism assumed alike ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"... and to him is largely to be ascribed the position of absolute intransigency
which Lutheranism assumed alike towards Rome and towards Geneva, ..."
3. Nathan Clifford, Democrat (1803-1881) by Philip Greely Clifford (1922)
"He can scarcely avoid, however, a sense of regret that intransigency was so much
in evidence. Two bright spots are visible in this welter of political ..."
4. Journal of the American Asiatic Association by American Asiatic Association (1916)
"The balance of power had passed to the North; and in November, 1913, the President
summarily put a period to the intransigency of the National Assembly by ..."
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