Pertinacity synonyms

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bullheadedness
The characteristic of being bullheaded.
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hardheadedness
The characteristic of being hardheaded.
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mulishness
The characteristic of being mulish.
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obstinacy
The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.
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obstinateness
The characteristic of being obstinate.
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pertinaciousness
The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.
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perverseness
The quality of being perverse; obstinacy or doggedness
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perversity
A perverse act
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pigheadedness
The condition of being pigheaded
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tenaciousness
The characteristic of being tenacious.
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tenacity
The greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder, - usually expressed with reference to a unit area of the cross section of the substance, as the number of pounds per square inch, or kilograms per square centimeter, necessary to produce rupture.
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willfulness
The quality of being willful; obstinacy
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resist (related)
A protective coating or covering.
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perseverance
The quality of one who perseveres; persistence
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persistence
The continuance of an effect after the removal of its cause
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persistency
(Uncountable) The state of being persistent
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Pertinacity Sentence Examples

  • They fought with more pertinacity than bulldogs.

  • This pertinacity engendered a belief in France that Italy was about to undertake in Tunisia a more aggressive policy than necessary for the protection of her commercial interests.

  • In the end the pertinacity of John triumphed.

  • Returning to France in 1815, he commanded a division on the French left wing at Waterloo and attacked Hougomont with great pertinacity.

  • Though, as above stated, the theory here promulgated owed its temporary success chiefly to the extraordinary assurance and pertinacity with which it was urged upon a public generally incapable of understanding what it meant, that it received some support from men of science must be admitted.

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