Might mean (unverified): Persistence in resisting change; stubbornness.
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▸ noun:  hardness; stubbornness

Similar:
obdurateness, obduracy, obstination, obstinacy, inflexibleness, obstinance, toughness, doggedness, stubbornness, bulldoggedness, more...

Opposite:
flexibility, pliability, adaptability

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Similar:
obdurateness, obduracy, obstination, obstinacy, inflexibleness, obstinance, toughness, doggedness, stubbornness, bulldoggedness, more...

Opposite:
flexibility, pliability, adaptability



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