obstinacy UK /ˈɒbstɪnəsi/US /ˈɑbstɪnəsi/ noun2 •The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity. •A group or herd of bison or buffalo.Ahead, in the Little Missouri River bottom, Jakub spotted an obstinacy of bison ambling down the riverbank. — 2022 formsobstinacies