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inflexible — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adamant adj Refusing to change one's mind or position; firmly determined.
  • diehard adj Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • inflexible adj Unable to bend or be physically altered in shape.
  • unbending adj inflexible and not yielding
  • unyielding adjective Refusing to give in, bend, or change; firm.

Senses

inflexible is used for these senses in English:

  • adamant (said of people and their conviction) Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.
  • diehard Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
  • dour Unyielding and obstinate.
  • unbending inflexible and not yielding
  • undownable (rare) Invincible; which cannot be brought down or overcome.
  • unyielding Not giving in; not bending; stubborn.

adamant — full definition

  1. adj Refusing to change one's mind or position; firmly determined.
  2. noun A legendary stone or mineral once believed to be unbreakable, historically linked to diamond or lodestone.

diehard — full definition

  1. adj Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
  2. adj Fanatically opposing progress or reform.
  3. adj Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.
  4. adj Strongly or fanatically determined or devoted.

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