pigheadedness

Other forms of pigheadedness

plural

pigheadednesses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pigheadedness

What does pigheadedness mean?

pigheadedness means "resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires".

How many syllables are in pigheadedness?

pigheadedness has 5 syllables: pig-he-a-ded-ness. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for pigheadedness?

Close synonyms include stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, self-will. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pigheadedness a common word?

pigheadedness is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.