# intransigent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/ · frequency rank #67,536

## Definitions
1. Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) + agō (“to do”).

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