n.
Pronunciation: -j ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Spanish intransigente, from in- + transigente, present participle of transigir to compromise, from Latin transigere to come to an agreement ― more at TRANSACT
Date: circa 1879
: characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an extreme position or attitude : UNCOMPROMISING < intransigent in their opposition> <an intransigent attitude>
– intransigent noun
– in · tran · si · gent · ly adverb