doggedness
US/ˈdɔɡɪdˌnəs/
doggedness noun: the state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness.
Noun
doggedness (usually uncountable, plural doggednesses)
- The state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness.
- At one time it looked as though he could not live more than a few hours, and I am convinced that it was only through the Dutchman's doggedness that he pulled through.1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 26”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC
- sullenness; moroseness
doggedness meaning in Tamil and Bengali
doggedness in Tamil
- குரங்குப்பிடி
doggedness in Bengali
- জেদি হওয়ার অবস্থা, অধ্যবসায়, দৃঢ়তা, একগুঁয়েমি, বিষণ্ণতা, গোমড়ামুখো ভাব
Synonyms of doggedness
Forms of doggedness
| plural | doggednesses |
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Origin of doggedness
From dogged + -ness.
Questions about doggedness
- What does doggedness mean?
- Doggedness means the state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness.
- What is doggedness in Tamil?
- Doggedness in Tamil is குரங்குப்பிடி. See Doggedness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is doggedness?
- Doggedness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce doggedness?
- Doggedness is pronounced /ˈdɔɡɪdˌnəs/ (US).
- What is the plural of doggedness?
- The plural of doggedness is doggednesses.
Words near doggedness in the dictionary
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