Also means
obstinacy
Usage Note
Sturheit is dogged, often negative stubbornness, from the adjective stur (pig-headed). Unlike Beharrlichkeit, it implies an unreasonable refusal to budge. Rarely pluralised.
Examples
"Seine Sturheit machte jede Diskussion unmöglich."
Natural Translation
His stubbornness made any discussion impossible.
Literal Translation
His stubbornness made every discussion impossible.
Related Words
- Abgeklärtheit serenity, mature composure, detached calm
- Anmaßung presumption, arrogance, overstepping
- Aufgeschlossenheit open-mindedness, receptiveness
- Bedachtheit deliberateness, thoughtful care, circumspection
- Begeisterungsfähigkeit capacity for enthusiasm
- Beharrungsvermögen tenacity, perseverance
- Beharrungswille persistence, determination to persist
- Beherrschtheit self-control, composure
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