pertinacity
noun
1 pertinacity
Persistent determination.
synonyms: doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenaciousness, tenacity.
Roget 604a:
perseverance;
continuance
etc.
(inaction)
143;
permanence
etc.
(absence of change)
141;
firmness
etc.
(stability)
150.
constancy,
steadiness;
singleness of purpose,
tenacity of purpose;
persistence,
plodding,
patience;
sedulity
etc.
(industry)
682;
pertinacy†,
pertinacity,
pertinaciousness;
iteration
etc.
104;
bottom,
game,
pluck,
stamina,
backbone,
grit;
indefatigability,
indefatigableness;
bulldog courage.
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Dutch: volhardendheid, volharding, vasthoudendheid, bestendigheid, stabiliteit, standvastigheid
Polish: nieugiętość, niezłomność, wytrwałość, zaparcie, samozaparcie
Moby thesaurus: application, assiduity, assiduousness, balkiness, bigotry, bulldog courage, bulldog tenacity, bullheadedness, concentration, constancy, demandingness, determination, diligence, dogged perseverance, doggedness, dogmatism, endurance, engrossment, exigency, fanaticism, fidelity, fixed mind, fortitude, gameness, gaminess, grittiness, hardheadedness, hardihood, hardiness, headstrongness, importunacy, importunateness, importunity, indefatigability, industriousness, industry, inflexible will, insistence, insistency, intolerance, loyalty, mettlesomeness, mulishness, nerviness, obduracy, obstinacy, obstinateness, opinionatedness, overzealousness, patience, patience of Job, permanence, perseverance, persistence, persistency, pertinaciousness, pigheadedness, plodding, pluckiness, plugging, preoccupation, pressingness, pressure, relentlessness, resoluteness, resolution, restiveness, sedulity, sedulousness, self-will, single-mindedness, singleness of purpose, slogging, spunkiness, stability, stamina, staying power, steadfastness, steadiness, stick-to-itiveness, stiff neck, stiff-neckedness, strongheadness, stubbornness, sulkiness, sullenness, tenaciousness, tenacity, tirelessness, uncooperativeness, unregenerateness, unremittingness, unswerving attention, urgency, willfulness ... show more.
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