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Answer for the clue "The trait of being hard to influence or control ", 15 letters:
intractableness

Word definitions for intractableness in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state of being intractable; intractability.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the trait of being hard to influence or control [syn: intractability ] [ant: tractability ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Intractable \In*tract"a*ble\, a. [L. intractabilis: cf. F. intraitable, formerly also intractable. See In- not, and Tractable .] Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; ...

Usage examples of intractableness.

Even her stubborn intractableness, her keen and malicious humor, added zest to their relationship.