English → Latin
“stubbornness” in Latin
pertināxpersevering, obstinate; pertinacious; tenaciouspervicāxfirm, determined, persistent, dogged; stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, wilful; steadfastcontumāxinsolent, obstinate, stiff-necked, defiant; who refuses to appear in a court of law, in disobedience of a summons; unyie
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
stubbornness
pertinacia: pervicacia: contumacia: animus obstinatus: voluntas offirmatior. SYN. in OBSTINACY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for stubbornness?
- The usual Latin words for “stubbornness” are pertināx, pervicāx, contumāx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.