Definition
Stubborn and unyielding; refusing to listen to reason or accept different viewpoints; also pragmatic and realistic rather than emotional.
Etymology
Compound of 'hard' (Old English 'heard') and 'headed' (from 'head'). The metaphor uses physical hardness to represent mental inflexibility, dating back to Middle English.
Kelly Says
Interestingly, 'hardheaded' is complimentary in business contexts (it means you're rational and won't be scammed) but negative in relationships (it suggests you won't compromise or listen)—same word, total opposite vibe.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ እንደ እንዳ (and ende en-da)
and en-de en-da
ARالعربية
متصلب الرأس (mutassib ar-ras)
mu-tas-sib ar-ras
BNবাংলা
ধীর (dhīra)
dee-ra
DADansk
hårdh headed
hard-hed-ed
DEDeutsch
kopfhart
kop-hart
ELΕλληνικά
σκληρός (skliros)
skli-ros
ESEspañol
cabezota
ka-be-so-ta
FAفارسی
سرسخت (sarsakht)
sar-sakht
FISuomi
lujaa päätä
loo-jaa päätä
FRFrançais
tête dure
tet door
GUGU
ઠાકર (thakar)
tha-kar
HEעברית
קשקשים (kashkashmim)
kash-kash-mim
HIहिन्दी
ठोस दिमाग (thosa dimaag)
tho-sa di-maag
HUMagyar
keményfejű
kem-yen-fej-joo
IDBahasa Indonesia
keras kepala
ke-ras ke-pa-la
IGIG
ọhụrụ ọhụrụ
oh-hoo-roo oh-hoo-roo
ITItaliano
testardo
tes-tar-doh
KKKK
жеңіл (jenil)
jen-il
KMKM
ក្បាលធ្ងន់ (kbal thngon)
k-bahl thng-on
KO한국어
고집이 센 (gojip-i sen)
go-jib-i sen
MRMR
डटके (dattke)
dat-ke
MSBahasa Melayu
keras kepala
ke-ras ke-pa-la
MYမြန်မာ
ကြပ်ကပ် (kyat-kyat)
kyat-kyat
NLNederlands
hardnekkig
hard-nek-kig
NONorsk
hardhudet
hard-hoo-det
PLPolski
twardogłowy
tvard-oh-glo-vee
PTPortuguês
cabeçudo
ka-be-soo-doo
RORomână
neînduplecat
neh-in-doo-p-la-kat
RUРусский
упрямый (upraymyy)
oo-p-ray-mee
SVSvenska
stubin
stoo-bin
SWKiswahili
Mgumu kichwa
m-goo-moo kee-hwa
TAதமிழ்
கடினமான (kaṭināmān)
ka-di-na-ma-an
TEతెలుగు
కఠినమైన (kaṭinaman)
ka-ti-na-man
THไทย
หัวแข็ง (hua kaeng)
hwah kaeng
TRTürkçe
başkalarına kulak asmayan
bash-ka-la-ran ku-lak as-may-an
UKУкраїнська
негнучкий (negnyuchkyy)
neh-gnyoo-ch-kee
URاردو
مغروق (magroq)
mag-roq
VITiếng Việt
bướng bỉnh
bwohn bỉnh
YOYO
òkàn ràrá
oh-kan ra-ra
ZUZU
umuntu oqinisile
oo-moon-too oh-kee-ni-si-le