Hidebound — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈʌniɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪdbaʊnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪdbaʊnd/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈʌniɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

traditionalist

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

heimlich

hartnäckig konservativ und engstirnig

🇫🇷French

rigide

obstinément conservateur et borné

🇪🇸Spanish

rígido

obstinadamente conservador y de mente estrecha

🇮🇹Italian

nascosto

ostinatamente conservatore e di mentalità ristretta

🇳🇱Dutch

bekrompen

koppig conservatief en bekrompen

🇵🇹Portuguese

escondido

teimosamente conservador e tacanho

🇷🇺Russian

скованный

упрямо консервативный и ограниченный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओछा

हठीले रूढ़िवादी और संकीर्ण सोच वाले

🇧🇩Bengali

আড়াল

একগুঁয়ে রক্ষণশীল এবং সংকীর্ণমনা

🇮🇳Tamil

மறைந்திருக்கும்

பிடிவாதமாக பழமைவாத மற்றும் குறுகிய எண்ணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

దాగి ఉంది

మొండిగా సంప్రదాయవాద మరియు సంకుచిత మనస్తత్వం

🇮🇳Marathi

लपलेले

हट्टी रूढिवादी आणि संकुचित मनाचा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંતાડેલું

હઠીલા રૂઢિચુસ્ત અને સંકુચિત માનસિક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರೆಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ

ಮೊಂಡುತನದಿಂದ ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯವಾದಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಕುಚಿತ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന

ധാർഷ്ട്യത്തോടെ യാഥാസ്ഥിതികവും ഇടുങ്ങിയ ചിന്താഗതിക്കാരും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੁਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

ਜ਼ਿੱਦੀ ਰੂੜੀਵਾਦੀ ਅਤੇ ਤੰਗ ਸੋਚ ਵਾਲੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

پوشیدہ

ضدی طور پر قدامت پسند اور تنگ نظر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

墨守成规

顽固保守和狭隘

🇯🇵Japanese

隠れた

頑固で保守的で視野が狭い

🇰🇷Korean

숨은

완고하게 보수적이고 편협한 생각을 갖고 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ẩn náu

cứng đầu bảo thủ và hẹp hòi

🇹🇭Thai

ซ่อนเร้น

อนุรักษ์นิยมและใจแคบอย่างดื้อรั้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

picik

keras kepala konservatif dan berpikiran sempit

🇲🇾Malay

bersembunyi

degil konservatif dan berfikiran sempit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخبأ

محافظ بشدة وضيق الأفق

🇮🇷Persian

پنهان شده

سرسختانه محافظه کار و کوته فکر

🇹🇷Turkish

gizli

inatla muhafazakar ve dar görüşlü

🇮🇱Hebrew

מסתתר

שמרני בעקשנות וצר אופקים

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The primary meaning of 'hidebound' is 'stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded'.

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