Pertinacity

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The quality or state of being pertinacious: "Again and again ... with the inexorable pertinacity of a child ... did he renew his efforts” ( Nathaniel Hawthorne).
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  • n. The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The quality or state of being pertinacious; obstinacy; perseverance; persistency.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The character of being pertinacious; resoulute or unyieding adherence, as to an opinion, purpose, design, course of action, etc.; persistency; obstinacy; resoluteness: as, to cling with pertinacity to one's purpose.
  • n. Synonyms See pertinacious.
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  • n. persistent determination
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    determination    purpose   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    obstinacy    perseverance    persistency    constance    resolve   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    perseverance    persistence    persistency    steadfastness    thoroughness   
     
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