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==Origin==
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French obstinat, [[Latin]] obstinatus, past participle of obstinare to be resolved, from ob- in the way + -stinare (akin to stare to stand)
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French obstinat, [[Latin]] obstinatus, past participle of obstinare to be resolved, from ob- in the way + -stinare (akin to stare to stand)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1: [[perverse]]ly adhering to an [[opinion]], [[purpose]], or [[course]] in spite of [[reason]], [[arguments]], or persuasion <obstinate [[resistance]] to [[change]]>
*1: [[perverse]]ly adhering to an [[opinion]], [[purpose]], or [[course]] in spite of [[reason]], [[arguments]], or persuasion <obstinate [[resistance]] to [[change]]>
<blockquote>If the cadence may be regarded as the cradle of tonality, the ostinato patterns can be considered the playground in which it grew strong and self-confident.
<blockquote>If the cadence may be regarded as the cradle of tonality, the ostinato patterns can be considered the playground in which it grew strong and self-confident.
—Edward E. Lewinsky</blockquote>
—Edward E. Lewinsky</blockquote>
In [[psychology]], rigidity refers to an ''obstinate'' inability to yield. A refusal to appreciate another person's [[viewpoint]] or [[emotions]], characterized by a lack of [[empathy]]. A specific example is functional fixedness, which is a [[difficulty]] [[conceiving]] new uses for familiar objects.
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: General Reference]]