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The definition of intransigent is someone stubborn or unwilling to change his views.

(adjective)

An example of someone who would be described as intransigent is a person who is not going to change his mind about an issue, no matter what.

See intransigent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

refusing to compromise or come to an agreement; uncompromising
that cannot be reconciled

Origin: Fr intransigeant < Sp intransigente < L in-, in- + transigens, prp. of transigere, to come to a settlement, transact

noun

a person who is intransigent, esp. in politics

Related Forms:

intransigence noun or intransigency
intransigently adverb

See intransigent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also in·tran·si·geant

adjective

Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising.

Origin:

Origin: French intransigeant

Origin: , from Spanish intransigente

Origin: : in-, not (from Latin; see in-¹)

Origin: + transigente

Origin: , present participle of transigir, to compromise (from Latin trānsigere, to come to an agreement : trāns-, trans- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots)

Related Forms:

in·tranˈsi·gence, in·tranˈsi·gen·cy noun

in·tranˈsi·gent noun

in·tranˈsi·gent·ly adverb

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