English Explanatory Dictionary

pertinacity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pertinacity.wav

Word forms

pertinacity pertinacities

Etymology

From Middle French pertinacité, from Old French pertinace (“obstinate, stubborn”).

Synonyms

pertinaciousness resolve stubbornness tenacity
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