Antonyms for recalcitrancy


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ri-kal-si-truhnt
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈkæl sɪ trənt


Definition of recalcitrancy

Origin :
  • 1823, from French récalcitrant, literally "kicking back" (17c.-18c.), past participle of recalcitrare "to kick back; be inaccessible," from re- "back" (see re-) + Latin calcitrare "to kick," from calx (genitive calcis) "heel." Used from 1797 as a French word in English.
  • noun unruliness
  • noun defiance
Example sentences :
  • This degrading offer must be announced: no discussion or recalcitrancy could help that.
  • Extract from : « The Bride of the Nile, Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • I suppose I shall ding some recalcitrancy into them some day, but it is uphill work.
  • Extract from : « Erewhon Revisited » by Samuel Butler
  • If they do not operate, the blame is put not on the subject as taught, but on the indifference and recalcitrancy of pupils.
  • Extract from : « Democracy and Education » by John Dewey

Synonyms for recalcitrancy

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