doggedness

doggedness

English

Etymology

dogged +‎ -ness

Noun

doggedness (usually uncountable, plural doggednesses)

1. The state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness.
   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, ch. 26,

     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.

2. (obsolete) sullenness; moroseness

Synonyms

• tenacity
• See also Thesaurus:obstinacy

Translations

persistence, perseverance, tenacity

Maori: manawaroa

Russian: упо́рство (ru) n (upórstvo)

References

• doggedness in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
• doggedness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• “doggedness” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.