stick-to-it-iveness

American  

[stik-too-it-iv-nis] / stɪkˈtu ɪt ɪv nɪs /

Or stick-to-itiveness

noun

Informal.

1. determination and persistence, especially in spite of difficulties; perseverance.

   Call it stubbornness or stick-to-it-iveness, but she eventually won support for the proposal.

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Etymology

Origin of stick-to-it-iveness

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; from the phrase stick to it + -ive ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

Hawk’s stick-to-it-iveness is the stuff of legend — his quest to land the sport’s first 900-degree spin spanned four White House administrations — but his approach to this rehab is, in technical terms, bananas.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2022

Her entire experience took a lot of stick-to-it-iveness, she said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2021

Vance that what the region lacks isn’t resources but stick-to-it-iveness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2020

“Maybe there is inevitability that he will be the candidate just because of his stick-to-it-iveness over the last four years, but I don’t see any additional willingness to sign on,” Mackey said.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 11, 2011

We looked like Dorothy's Kansas friends in The Wizard Of Oz and we admired Tom Edison and his good old gumption and stick-to-it-iveness.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz