doggedness
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
doggedness (usually uncountable, plural doggednesses)
- The state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness.
- 1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 26”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC:
- At one time it looked as though he could not live more than a few hours, and I am convinced that it was only through the Dutchman's doggedness that he pulled through.
- (obsolete) sullenness; moroseness
Synonyms edit
- tenacity
- See also Thesaurus:obstinacy
Translations edit
persistence, perseverance, tenacity
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References edit
- doggedness in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
- “doggedness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “doggedness”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.