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Synonyms for refractoriness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ri-frak-tuh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈfræk tə ri

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Définition of refractoriness

Origin :
  • "stubborn, obstinate, perverse," 1610s (earlier refractorious, 1550s, refractary, c.1600), from Latin refractarius "obstinate, stubborn," from past participle stem of refringere (see refraction). Related: Refractorily; refractoriness.
  • noun unruliness
Example sentences :
  • The great Potter is not to be blamed because of the refractoriness of the clay.
  • Extract from : « The Potter and the Clay » by Arthur F. Winnington Ingram
  • He is willing to hope you to be all obedience, and would prevent all incitements to refractoriness.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • This was all he had to offer to the Father in expiation of his contumely and refractoriness, his errors and his falls.
  • Extract from : « The Cathedral » by Joris-Karl Huysmans
  • Since all resistance is useless, I lay down my arms although after relapses into refractoriness.
  • Extract from : « Legends » by August Strindberg
  • And he only gave way after Bartek's refractoriness also had been softened by unusual eloquence on Porankiewicz's part.
  • Extract from : « More Tales by Polish Authors » by Various
  • Pure clay base is also highly resistant to fire and therefore contributes to the refractoriness of the mass.
  • Extract from : « The Potter's Craft » by Charles F. Binns
  • I considered them, therefore, as beings influenced by the most deplorable obduracy and refractoriness of spirit.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Elixir » by E. T. A. Hoffmann
  • This refractoriness varies in every species of animal in its relation to every form of germ.
  • Extract from : « Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry » by Maximilian Stern
  • Two stumbling-blocks were to be steered clear of:—the scruples of the Jewish converts, and the refractoriness of the Gentiles.
  • Extract from : « Not Paul, But Jesus » by Jeremy Bentham
  • Five babies at different stages of refractoriness are sprawling about on this strip of floor; they make noises all the time.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
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