Synonyms & related words for refractoriness

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Words related to refractoriness

Explore words related to refractoriness — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include recalcitrancy, recalcitrance, unmanageableness, intractability, intransigency, recalcitration, pervicaciousness, pervicacity. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does refractoriness come from?

The word refractoriness breaks down into 4 roots of Latin and English origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); fract, from Latin frangere (“to break”); -ori, from Latin orius (“pertaining to”); and -ness, from English nes (“state of being”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.