headstrong
headstrong adjective: determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
Adjective
headstrong (comparative more headstrong, superlative most headstrong)
- Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
- He was in that headstrong teenage phase when he felt like he knew everything.
- O, there's nothing to be hoped for from her! ſhe's as headſtrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile.1775 January 17 (first performance), [Richard Brinsley Sheridan], The Rivals, a Comedy. […], London: […] John Wilkie, […], published 1775, →OCLC, Act III, scene iii, page 52
headstrong meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
headstrong in Hindi
- determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want
- हठी haṭhī
headstrong in Tamil
- தன்னுறுதியுள்ள, தன்முனைப்புள்ள
headstrong in Urdu
- ہٹ دھرم, خودسر, ضدی
headstrong in Malayalam
- ഒതുക്കമില്ലാത്ത, താന്തോന്നിയായ, എടുത്തുചാട്ടമുള്ള
More languagesFewer languages
- headstrong in Kannada
- ಮೊಂಡ, ತಲೆಹೋಕ, ಹಠಮಾರಿ, ಅತಿ ಹಟಮಾರಿ
Forms of headstrong
| comparative | more headstrong |
|---|---|
| superlative | most headstrong |
Origin of headstrong
From Middle English heedstrong, equivalent to head + strong.
Words formed from headstrong
Questions about headstrong
- What does headstrong mean?
- Headstrong means determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
- What is headstrong in Hindi?
- Headstrong in Hindi is हठी (haṭhī). See Headstrong meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is headstrong?
- Headstrong is an adjective.
Words near headstrong in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: headstrong (page history and authors); headstrong (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); headstrong (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); headstrong (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); headstrong (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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