doggedness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɔɡɪdˌnəs/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English dogged Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English doggedness From dogged + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness.
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.
1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 26”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC:
- (obsolete, uncountable, usually) sullenness; moroseness
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doggednesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (13)
ro perseverență (persistence, perseverance, tenacity) · de Hartnäckigkeit (persistence, perseverance, tenacity) · fi itsepintaisuus (persistence, perseverance, tenacity) · fi itsepäisyys (persistence, perseverance, tenacity) · ro stăruință (persistence, perseverance, tenacity) · de Zähigkeit (persistence, perseverance, tenacity) · de Beharrlichkeit (persistence, perseverance, tenacity) · ro tenacitate (persistence, perseverance, tenacity) · fi peräänantamattomuus (persistence, perseverance, tenacity) · ro persistență (persistence, perseverance, tenacity) · fi sinnikkyys (persistence, perseverance, tenacity) · ru упо́рство (persistence, perseverance, tenacity) · mi manawaroa (persistence, perseverance, tenacity)