pertinacity

[ pur-tn-as-i-tee ]

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noun

the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.

Origin of pertinacity

First recorded in 1495–1505; from Late Latin pertinācitās, for Latin pertinācia “stubbornness, perseverance” (from obsolete pertinacy), equivalent to pertināci- (stem of pertināx) “steadfast, stubborn” + -tās noun suffix (see -ty²). See per-, tenacity

synonym study For pertinacity

See perseverance.

Other words for pertinacity

firmness, determination, resolution

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How to use pertinacity in a sentence

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
And he kept it up all through the long vacation with a pertinacity I should never have given him credit for.
The Romance of His Life | Mary Cholmondeley
The former still adhered, with fixed pertinacity of purpose, to the matrimonial arrangement which he had made with his son.
The Kellys and the O'Kellys | Anthony Trollope
She, it may be remembered, sought for the precious remains with true pertinacity till she found them.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James Grant
Their courage and pertinacity are unconquerable, and are often sublimed into the most inconceivable rage and fury.
The Book of Curiosities | I. Platts

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