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#AtoZChallenge 2015: O is for OBDURATE #dogladysden Share on X
ob·du·rate
ˈäbd(y)ərət/
adjectivestubbornly refusing to change
one’s opinion or course of action.synonyms: stubborn, obstinate, intransigent, inflexible, unyielding, unbending, pigheaded, bullheaded, mulish, stiff-necked; headstrong, unshakable, intractable, firm, unpersuadable, immovable, inexorable, uncompromising, iron-willed, adamant, determined
“the brass were also obdurate in their opposition to having women in any combat positions”
Take two obdurate people with alpha personalities and what do you get? Potential for trouble! Both are convinced they’re right and nobody is willing to budge. This could spell trouble for any relationship, but on the plus side, it’s never boring!
Hubby and I fit this description. Everybody said it wouldn’t last. Well, here we are, over 4 decades later, to prove the naysayers wrong! Sure, there was plenty of storminess over the years, but, the good news is, we’ve mellowed with age. At this stage, life is too short to fight. Make love, not war! ☮
FUN FACT:
OBDURATE stems from Latin obduratus “hardened,”
past participle of obdurare “be hard, hold out, persist, endure”
Are you an obdurate person? Is your mate?
Looking forward to your comments!
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29 thoughts on “#AtoZChallenge: O is for OBDURATE”
hehe your post words make my laugh this ob·du·rate is my partner too haha! AND me to some extent.
Sounds like I’m describing your partner daily here. 🙂
You two must have a sizzling chemistry 😀 My husband and I both are obdurate on and off. But mostly I am flexible (to I think so :P)
We are what you’d call passionate, even when we fight. That’s calmed down a lot in the last few years though. 🙂
Another fun word, Debbie. You sure pick great words! Obdurate just sounds stubborn and disagreeable, doesn’t it?
I agree with you that life is too short to fight and be stubborn about silly things. Let it go is my motto. I wasn’t always that way and could hang onto hurt and disappointment for ages. As a kid, I mastered in the well practiced pout and silent treatment. Hahaha!
Hahaha! I’m an expert at the silent treatment, as was my mother before me. 😀 Thankfully, it’s been pretty much retired now.
Well, that’s a new word. Never came across it before! Wonderful post! 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it, Parul. 🙂
My Capricorn goat is obdurate at times wanting to get its way: such a stubborn goat! 😉 Fun video and yet in real life, probably not so at all AND not worth the fight(s)! <3
Hahaha – love the stubborn goat image, Elly. 😀 We Aquarians are also known to be stubborn. I laughed at the part where the couple was arguing about dinner. This is a routine we have performed many times. LOL
Where will be the fun if there is nothing to disagree upon, eh? 😉 I am obdurate too 😀
Yes, life would be boring if everyone agreed all the time. 🙂 A good argument can sometimes clear the air.
I’m more obdurate than my husband, but he does have his moments! 😉
It’s good when at least one person can be a bit more mellow. 🙂 We’ve calmed down with age and pick our battles now.
This is actually a word that I should use now and then instead of the other synonyms that I’ve used often.
Arlee Bird
A to Z Challenge Co-host
It’s a good substitute for those other words, but is rarely used, I think.
hahahaha!!! LOVE love love the hilarious movie!! So good. This is a new word to me. I guess I could be considered obdurate in some occasions but I’m pretty mellow for the most part these days. Still laughing at the clip! That’s a keeper for sure. 🙂
Michele at Angels Bark
I really laughed at the part where they were arguing about dinner. We do this a lot! LOL 😀
Stubborn yes; obdurate, not really, except in things that really matter. I don’t like quarreling–I have much better things to do and so when I got sick of the quarreling, I said “Whatevah” and left.
That’s good, Mary. I have this affliction where I need to get the last word in. LOL 🙂
I guess I’ve been obdurate off and on when I’ve felt strongly about something. But by and large I’m pretty flexible about things.
That’s a good way to be, Suzy. I dig in my heels a lot, but never without good reason. 🙂
I think obdurate is probably an apt description of me and I have been described as an alpha female on several occasions 🙂 My husband on the other hand is not so much that way inclined. He will stand his ground when it’s important, but otherwise he’s pretty laid back. We’re hit our 20th anniversary in a little under 2 years, so we have a while to go to catch up with you :).
Tasha
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Nice to know a fellow “Alpha Female”. 😀 It would be easier if one person is more mellow. Took us many years to get to that point, but we’re both that way now. (Well, him more than me. LOL)
Probably would have been, but after hubby’s accident 20 plus years ago, I totally changed, mellowed, calmed. Now that you brought it up, wonder what would have happened otherwise. Ummmmmm??
I bet you would have survived anything, Carol. 🙂 We used to fight a lot, but in the end we’d laugh about it.
As you have rightly said, Life is too short. Why waste precious moments on being… ‘obdurate’?? Great choice of words for the AtoZ challenge, Debbie. 🙂
It took us quite a few years to figure that out, Archana. 😀 Better late than never. Glad you’re enjoying these word posts.