How to pronounce “obdurate”
Say “obdurate” in 3 beats
obdurate
/ˈɑbdɚət/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɒbdjʊəɹət/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɑbɑbstress
- dɚdɚ
- ətət
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɑbdɚət/
- IPA (British)
- /ɒbdjʊəɹət/
- Respelling
- AHB-duh-uht
- Syllables
- 3 — ⱭB-dɚ-ət
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ⱭB-dɚ-ət. “ɑb” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɑbdɚət/
/ɒbdjʊəɹət/
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What “obdurate” means
- adjective
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
- adjective
showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
“his flinty gaze”
Say it in a sentence
“He remained obdurate about the fence, despite everything we said.”“obdurate”, answered
How do you pronounce “obdurate”?
“obdurate” is pronounced /ˈɑbdɚət/ (AHB-duh-uht) in American English and /ɒbdjʊəɹət/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɑb”. Build it as ⱭB-dɚ-ət, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “obdurate” have?
3: ɑb · dɚ · ət. The beat lands on the first, “ɑb”.
Is “obdurate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɑbdɚət/ (AHB-duh-uht); British English says /ɒbdjʊəɹət/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “obdurate” mean?
As an adjective: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing For example: “He remained obdurate about the fence, despite everything we said.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “obdurate”?
Stress the first syllable: ⱭB-dɚ-ət. “ɑb” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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