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)

1. opinionated, stubborn, obstinate (stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent)

   Un esprit opiniâtre. ― An obstinate mind.

Derived terms

• opiniâtrement
• opiniâtreté

Verb

opiniâtre

1. inflection of opiniâtrer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “opiniâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• patinoire, pointerai