hardheaded

See also: hard-headed

English

Etymology

hard +‎ -headed

Alternative forms

• hard-headed

Adjective

hardheaded ‎(comparative more hardheaded, superlative most hardheaded)

1. Stubborn; wilful.
2. Realistic; pragmatic.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:obstinate

Derived terms

• hardheadedly
• hardheadedness

Translations

stubborn

• Bulgarian: твърдоглав (bg) ‎(tvǎrdoglav)
• Czech: tvrdohlavý (cs)
• Dutch: koppig (nl)
• French: têtu (fr)
• Japanese: 抜け目ない ‎(nukeme nai); 頑固 (ja) ‎(ganko)
• Portuguese: cabeçudo

• Spanish: terco (es), cabezadura (es), porfiado (es)
• Swedish: envis (sv)
• Tagalog: tigas ng ulo

pragmatic

• Bulgarian: практичен (bg) ‎(praktičen)
• Dutch: pragmatisch (nl)
• Manx: creeney

• Spanish: pragmático (es)
• Swedish: nykter (sv), kall (sv), beräknande (sv) (rather negatively connoted)