intransigence Definition

intransigent
adj

1. Holding firmly to one's (often extreme) beliefs and refusing to change or compromise; stubborn.

Thesaurus: uncompromising, irreconcilable, hardline, stubborn, intractable, unyielding, unbending, unpersuadable, obstinate, immovable, unamenable; Antonym: flexible, yielding.

noun

1. An intransigent person.

Derivative: intransigence
noun

Derivative: intransigently
adverb

Etymology: 18c: from Spanish intransigente, from Latin transigere to come to an agreement.