Refractoriness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Refractoriness \Re*frac"to*ri*ness\, n.
     The quality or condition of being refractory.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  refractoriness
       n : the trait of being unmanageable [syn: {unmanageableness}, {recalcitrance},
            {recalcitrancy}]