opiniatrety

noun

variants or less commonly opiniatry

plural -es

obsolete

: the quality or state of being opinionated : mental obstinacy or inflexibility

Word History

Etymology

opiniatrety from French opiniâtreté, from opiniâtre + -té -ty; opiniatry from French opiniastrie, from Middle French opiniastre + -ie -y

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