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• intransigent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ refusing to change one s views. ► NOUN ▪ an intransigent person. DERIVATIVES intransigence noun intransigency noun intransigently adverb. ORIGIN from Spanish los intransigentes (a name adopted by extreme republicans); ultimately… …   English terms dictionary

• intransigent — [ɪn transɪdʒ(ə)nt, trα: , nz ] adjective unwilling to change one s views or to agree. noun an intransigent person. Derivatives intransigence noun intransigency noun intransigently adverb …   English new terms dictionary

• intransigent — in•tran•si•gent or in•tran•si•geant [[t]ɪnˈtræn sɪ dʒənt[/t]] adj. 1) refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible 2) an intransigent person, as in politics • Etymology: 1875–80; < F intransigeant < Sp intransigente= in… …   From formal English to slang

• intransigent — adj. & n. adj. uncompromising, stubborn. n. an intransigent person. Derivatives: intransigence n. intransigency n. intransigently adv. Etymology: F intransigeant f. Sp. los intransigentes extreme republicans in Cortes, ult. formed as IN (1) + L… …   Useful english dictionary

• intransigent — [in tran′sə jənt, in tran′zəjənt] adj. [Fr intransigeant < Sp intransigente < L in , IN 2 + transigens, prp. of transigere, to come to a settlement, TRANSACT] 1. refusing to compromise or come to an agreement; uncompromising 2. that cannot… …   English World dictionary

• intransigent — in tran·si·gent || ɪn trænsɪdÊ’É™nt , zɪ n. uncompromising person, unyielding person adj. uncompromising, unyielding, inflexible …   English contemporary dictionary

• intransigent — intransigence, intransigency, n. intransigently, adv. /in tran si jeuhnt/, adj. 1. refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible. n. 2. a person who refuses to agree or compromise, as in politics. Also, intransigeant. [1875 80; < Sp …   Universalium

• intransigent — [19] In the 18th century there was an extreme leftist political party in Spain which, because of its unwillingness ever to compromise, was known as los intransigentes. The name was formed with the negative prefix in from transigentes, the present …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• intransigent —   a.,n. uncompromising (person); radical.    ♦ intransigence, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

• intransigence — intransigent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ refusing to change one s views. ► NOUN ▪ an intransigent person. DERIVATIVES intransigence noun intransigency noun intransigently adverb. ORIGIN from Spanish los intransigentes (a name adopted by extreme republicans);… …   English terms dictionary

• intransigency — intransigent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ refusing to change one s views. ► NOUN ▪ an intransigent person. DERIVATIVES intransigence noun intransigency noun intransigently adverb. ORIGIN from Spanish los intransigentes (a name adopted by extreme republicans);… …   English terms dictionary