refractoriness

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noun

The quality of being refractory.

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unmanageablenessrecalcitrancerecalcitrancy
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Meanings

nounrefractoriness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being refractory.

    2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Alfred A. Knopf (2001), 8, Uncle loved the desnsity of the tungsten he made, and its refractoriness, its great chemical stability.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe trait of being unmanageable

Similar
unmanageablenessrecalcitrancerecalcitrancy
Broader
intractabilityintractableness
Also see
obstreperosityrecalcitrancerecalcitrancyunmanageableness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From refractory + -ness.

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refractoriness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refractoriness

MLA

“refractoriness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refractoriness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refractoriness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refractoriness.

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