{"id":2192453,"date":"2025-12-09T15:26:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2192453"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:26:38","slug":"todays-word-of-the-day-for-dec-9-2025-is-obdurate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/todays-word-of-the-day-for-dec-9-2025-is-obdurate\/","title":{"rendered":"Today’s word of the day for Dec. 9, 2025 is ‘obdurate’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In an age of polarized debates and dug-in opinions, obdurate feels more relevant than ever. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s the word that captures our cultural stalemates: firm, unmovable, sometimes admirable and often frustrating.<\/p>\n

What makes this uncommon word so powerful \u2014 and why does it feel sharper than simply calling someone \u201cstubborn\u201d?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know about the word \u201cobdurate\u201d so you can start using it today.<\/p>\n

What is the definition of \u2018obdurate\u2019?<\/h2>\n

The word \u201cobdurate\u201d is an adjective that describes the act of stubbornly refusing to change one\u2019s opinion or course of action.<\/p>\n

It also is an adjective to describe someone who is resistant to persuasion, emotionally tough, insensitive or numb.<\/p>\n

How is the word \u2018obdurate\u2019 pronounced?<\/h2>\n

The word \u201cobdurate\u201d is pronounced \/AAB-dr-uht\/.<\/p>\n

How can you use \u2018obdurate\u2019 in a sentence?<\/h2>\n
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  1. Despite repeated warnings about the storm, the hikers remained obdurate and refused to turn back.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The mayor\u2019s obdurate refusal to address the budget crisis drew widespread criticism.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. My cat was obdurate in her demand for breakfast at 4 a.m., ignoring all attempts at compromise.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What is the origin of the word \u2018obdurate\u2019?<\/h2>\n

    The word \u201cobdurate\u201d comes from Middle English, and is borrowed from the Late Latin \u201cobd\u016br\u0101tus.\u201d<\/p>\n

    It is the Latin past participle of \u201cobd\u016br\u0101re,\u201d which means \u201cto harden, be persistent or hold out,\u201d according to Merriam-Webster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Its first known usage in the English language was in the 15th century.<\/p>\n

    What historical figure quoted the word \u2018obdurate\u2019?<\/h2>\n

    Fans of horror writer Stephen King might recognize a quote of his from the 1960s<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThe past is obdurate,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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    \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

    \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nj.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In an age of polarized debates and dug-in opinions, obdurate feels more relevant than ever. It\u2019s the word that captures our cultural stalemates: firm, unmovable, sometimes admirable and often frustrating. What makes this uncommon word so powerful \u2014 and why does it feel sharper than simply calling someone \u201cstubborn\u201d? Here\u2019s what you need to know […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2192453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2192453"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2192454,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192453\/revisions\/2192454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2192453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2192453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2192453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}