pertinacity

  • 11pertinacity — per·ti nac·i·ty || ‚pÉœrtÉ™ næsÉ™tɪ /‚pɜːtɪ n. stubbornness, obstinacy, tenaciousness …

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  • 12pertinacity — n. 1. Resolution, determination, steadiness, constancy, inflexibility, firmness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, pertinacy, tenacity of purpose. 2. Stubbornness, obstinacy, wilfulness, doggedness, headiness, mulishness, persistence,… …

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  • 13pertinacity — n 1. stubbornness, pigheadedness, bull headedness, mulishness, Inf. orneriness; obstinacy, Inf. cussedness, pervicaciousness; obdurateness, intractability, inflexibility, intransigence, intransigency; rigidity, will of iron, sternness, stiffness; …

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  • 14pertinacity — per·ti·nac·i·ty …

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  • 15pertinacity — See: pertinacious …

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  • 16pertinacity — /pɜtəˈnæsəti/ (say pertuh nasuhtee) noun the quality of being pertinacious …

  • 17pertinacity —   n. persistence; tenacity.    ♦ pertinacious, a …

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  • 18pertinacity — noun persistent determination • Syn: ↑doggedness, ↑perseverance, ↑persistence, ↑persistency, ↑tenacity, ↑tenaciousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑pertinacious, ↑ …

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  • 19Obstinacy — Ob sti*na*cy, n. [See {Obstinate}.] 1. A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition;… …

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  • 20perseverance — perseverant, adj. /perr seuh vear euhns/, n. 1. steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. 2. Theol. continuance in a state of grace to the end, leading to… …

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