Pertinacity
[,pɜːtɪ'næsɪtɪ] or [,pɝtn'æsəti]
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being pertinacious; obstinacy; perseverance; persistency.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Resolution, determination, steadiness, constancy, inflexibility, firmness, perseverance, tenacity of purpose.[2]. Stubbornness, obstinacy, wilfulness, doggedness, headiness, mulishness.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Obstinacy, tenaciousness, adherence, resoluteness
ANT:Irresoluteness, irresolution, indecision, hesitancy, vacillation,changeableness
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Examples
- They had not then learned, as I am told, to haggle for bargains with the pertinacity which now distinguishes them. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- For example, the early filament made of a mixture of lampblack and tar is merely a suggestion in the notes, but its making afforded an example of Edison's pertinacity. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- She was displeased with his pertinacity, but did not choose to affix too much importance to her words. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The pertinacity of her friend seemed more than she could bear. Jane Austen. Emma.
- It was wonderful to see the pertinacity with which the washerwoman from Tooting brought the cart every Saturday, and her bills week after week. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- With characteristic pertinacity, Mr. Lowrey stood by the inventor through thick and thin, in spite of doubt, discouragement, and ridicule, until at last success crowned his efforts. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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