recalcitrancy
recalcitrancy · recalcitrancies
RecalcitranceRecalcitrance
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Recalcitrance
More definitions
- the trait of being unmanageable
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
In use since at least 1869 (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1985).In use since at least 1869 (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1985).
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Forms
plural: recalcitrancies| Singular | recalcitrancy |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the trait of being unmanageable:refractorinessunmanageablenessrecalcitrance
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedrecalcitrant
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable