opiniâtre
See also: opiniatre
French
Etymology
From opinion, maybe modelled after acariâtre (“ill-tempered”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.pi.njatʁ/ ~ /ɔ.pi.njɑtʁ/
- Rhymes: -jɑtʁ
Adjective
opiniâtre (plural opiniâtres)
- opinionated, stubborn, obstinate (stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent)
- Un esprit opiniâtre. ― An obstinate mind.
Derived terms
Verb
opiniâtre
- inflection of opiniâtrer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “opiniâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.