Main Entry:

in·tran·si·gent

Pronunciation:

\-jənt\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Spanish intransigente, from in- + transigente, present participle of transigir to compromise, from Latin transigere to come to an agreement — more at transact

Date:

circa 1879

: characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an extreme position or attitude : uncompromising <intransigent in their opposition> <an intransigent attitude>

— intransigent noun

— in·tran·si·gent·ly adverb