- pertinacity
- pertinacity c.1500, from M.Fr. pertinacité (early 15c.), from O.Fr. pertinace "obstinate," from L. pertinacem (nom. pertinax) "very firm, tenacious," from per- "very" + tenax (see TENACIOUS (Cf. tenacious)).
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Pertinacity — Per ti*nac i*ty, n. [Cf. F. pertinacit[ e].] The quality or state of being pertinacious; obstinacy; perseverance; persistency. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Syn: See {Obstinacy}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pertinacity — index diligence (perseverance), tenacity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pertinacity — [pʉrt΄ n as′ə tē] n. [MFr pertinacité] the quality or condition of being pertinacious; stubborn persistence; obstinacy … English World dictionary
pertinacity — noun The state or characteristic of being pertinacious. Again and again, however, and half a dozen other agains, with the inexorable pertinacity of a child intent upon some object important to itself, did he renew his efforts for admittance. Syn … Wiktionary
pertinacity — pertinacious ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ stubborn; persistent. DERIVATIVES pertinaciously adverb pertinacity noun. ORIGIN from Latin pertinax holding fast … English terms dictionary
pertinacity — noun see pertinacious … New Collegiate Dictionary
pertinacity — /perr tn as i tee/, n. the quality of being pertinacious; persistence. [1495 1505; < LL pertinacitas, for L pertinacia stubbornness, perseverance ( > obs. pertinacy), equiv. to pertinaci (s. of pertinax) steadfast, stubborn + tas TY2. See PER ,… … Universalium
pertinacity — Synonyms and related words: application, assiduity, assiduousness, balkiness, bigotry, bulldog courage, bulldog tenacity, bullheadedness, concentration, constancy, demandingness, determination, diligence, dogged perseverance, doggedness,… … Moby Thesaurus
pertinacity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding: bullheadedness, doggedness, hard headedness, mulishness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertinaciousness, perverseness, perversity, pigheadedness, tenaciousness, tenacity … English dictionary for students
pertinacity — per·ti nac·i·ty || ‚pÉœrtÉ™ næsÉ™tɪ /‚pÉœËtɪ n. stubbornness, obstinacy, tenaciousness … English contemporary dictionary
