intransigeant

English

Adjective

intransigeant (comparative more intransigeant, superlative most intransigeant)

1. Alternative form of intransigent

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish intransigente at the end of the nineteenth century. Morphologically, from in- +‎ transiger +‎ -ant, literally "uncompromising".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃.zi.ʒɑ̃/

Adjective

intransigeant (feminine intransigeante, masculine plural intransigeants, feminine plural intransigeantes)

1. intransigent, unaccommodating

Derived terms

• intransigeance

Further reading

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