hardheaded

See also: hard-headed

English

Alternative forms

• hard-headed

Etymology

hard +‎ headed

Adjective

hardheaded (comparative more hardheaded, superlative most hardheaded)

1. Stubborn; wilful.
2. Realistic; pragmatic.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:obstinate

Derived terms

• hardheadedly
• hardheadedness

Translations

stubborn

• Bulgarian: твърдоглав (bg) (tvǎrdoglav)
• Czech: tvrdohlavý (cs)
• Dutch: koppig (nl)
• French: têtu (fr)
• Japanese: 抜け目ない (nukeme nai); 頑固 (ja) (ganko)

• Portuguese: cabeçudo
• Spanish: terco (es), cabezadura (es), porfiado (es)
• Swedish: envis (sv)
• Tagalog: tigas ng ulo

pragmatic

• Bulgarian: практичен (bg) (praktičen)
• Dutch: pragmatisch (nl)
• Manx: creeney

• Spanish: pragmático (es)
• Swedish: nykter (sv), kall (sv), beräknande (sv) (rather negatively connoted)