pertinacity

[ pur-tn-as-i-tee ]

/ ˌpɜr tnˈæs ɪ ti /

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noun

the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.

Origin of pertinacity

1495–1505; < Late Latin pertinācitās, for Latin pertinācia stubbornness, perseverance (> obsolete pertinacy), equivalent to pertināci- (stem of pertināx) steadfast, stubborn + -tās -ty². See per-, tenacity

SYNONYMS FOR pertinacity

firmness, determination, resolution. See perseverance.

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Words nearby pertinacity

perth and kinross, perthes disease, perthite, perthshire, pertinacious, pertinacity, pertinent, perturb, perturbation, perturbation theory, perturbative

Example sentences from the Web for pertinacity

The project was opposed by the one person with a pertinacity that Julian was sure could mean only one thing.

The Messenger |Elizabeth Robins
London, despite its pertinacity in rebellion, was to retain its ancient franchises.

The History of England |T.F. Tout
It may be pertinacity, but to my eye, these gray hills and all this wild Border country have beauties peculiar to themselves.

The Spell of Scotland |Keith Clark
The government would never listen to his plans for saving Wilmington, and rebuked him for his pertinacity.

A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital |John Beauchamp Jones

Marlborough had formerly made himself conspicuous by the keenness and pertinacity with which he had attacked the Dutch.

The History of England from the Accession of James II. |Thomas Babington Macaulay

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pertinacity

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Example sentences from the Web for pertinacity

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

pertinacity

noun

Origin of pertinacity

SYNONYMS FOR pertinacity

Words nearby pertinacity

Words related to pertinacity

Example sentences from the Web for pertinacity