pigheadedness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pigheadedness
    n 1: resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires [syn:
         {stubbornness}, {bullheadedness}, {obstinacy},
         {obstinance}, {pigheadedness}, {self-will}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pig-headed \Pig"-head`ed\, a.
   Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity
   obstinate; perverse; stubborn. --B. Jonson. --
   {Pig"-head`ed*ness}, n.
   [1913 Webster]

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