pertinacity

per·ti·nac·i·ty

 (pûr′tn-ăs′ĭ-tē)

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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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pertinacity - persistent determination     doggedness, perseverance, persistency, tenaciousness, tenacity, persistence determination, purpose - the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"

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pertinacity

noun

The quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding:

bullheadedness, doggedness, hardheadedness, mulishness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertinaciousness, perverseness, perversity, pigheadedness, tenaciousness, tenacity, willfulness.

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Translations

ostinazione

pertinacity

[ˌpɜːtɪˈnæsɪtɪ] N → pertinacia f

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pertinacity

n (= perseverance) → Beharrlichkeit f, → Ausdauer f; (= stubbornness) → Hartnäckigkeit f

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pertinacity

[ˌpɜːtɪˈnæsɪtɪ] n → pertinacia

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