Overview  of  adj  obdurate 
 
  The  adj  obdurate  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  cussed,  obdurate,  obstinate,  unrepentant  --  (stubbornly  persistent  in  wrongdoing) 
  2.  flinty,  obdurate,  stony  --  (showing  unfeeling  resistance  to  tender  feelings;  "the  child's  misery  would  move  even  the  most  obdurate  heart") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  obdurate 
 
  2  senses  of  obdurate 
 
  Sense  1 
  cussed,  obdurate,  obstinate,  unrepentant 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unregenerate)  ->  regenerate 
 
  Sense  2 
  flinty,  obdurate,  stony 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  hardhearted)  ->  softhearted,  soft-boiled 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  obdurate 
 
  2  senses  of  obdurate 
 
  Sense  1 
  cussed,  obdurate,  obstinate,  unrepentant 
  =>  unregenerate  (vs.  regenerate),  unregenerated 
 
  Sense  2 
  flinty,  obdurate,  stony 
  =>  hardhearted  (vs.  softhearted),  heartless 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  obdurate 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  obdurate 
 
  obdurate  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  obdurate 
  obdurate 
 
  Overview  of  adj  obdurate 
 
  The  adj  obdurate  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  cussed,  obdurate,  obstinate,  unrepentant  --  (stubbornly  persistent  in  wrongdoing) 
  2.  flinty,  obdurate,  stony  --  (showing  unfeeling  resistance  to  tender  feelings;  "the  child's  misery  would  move  even  the  most  obdurate  heart") 

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