DOGGEDNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Persistent determination

Synonyms:

doggedness; perseverance; persistence; persistency; pertinacity; tenaciousness; tenacity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("doggedness" is a kind of...):

determination; purpose (the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose)

Derivation:

dogged (stubbornly unyielding)

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