Difference between Obstinacy and Pigheadedness

What is the difference between Obstinacy and Pigheadedness?

Obstinacy as a noun is the state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness. while Pigheadedness as a noun is the condition of being pigheaded

Obstinacy

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.

Example sentence: Like the periwig and the bowler hat, the plus-four and the bow-tie, the blazer is on the way out, and those who persist in wearing it do so with a smattering of self-consciousness, a touch of obstinacy, even a pinch of camp.

Pigheadedness

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The condition of being pigheaded

We hope you now know whether to use Obstinacy or Pigheadedness in your sentence.

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