# intransigence

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈtɹæn.sɪ.d͡ʒəns/ · frequency rank #63,002

## Definitions
1. Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.

## Etymology
From French intransigeance, noun form of intransigeant, borrowed from Spanish intransigente at the end of the nineteenth century. Morphologically, from in- + transiger + -ant, literally "uncompromising".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/intransigence