STUBBORN Meaning of STUBBORN in English adj.1 unreasonably obstinate. 2 unyielding, obdurate, inflexible. 3 refractory, intractable. Derivatives: stubbornly adj. stubbornness n. Etymology: ME stiborn, stoburn, etc., of unkn. orig. Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012