pertinaciousness

pertinaciousness
The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.

I had too much experience of my fathers pertinaciousness ever to hope for a change in his views.


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  • pertinaciousness — index tenacity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Pertinaciousness — Pertinacious Per ti*na cious, a. [L. pertinax, acis; per + tenax tenacious. See {Per }, and {Tenacious}.] 1. Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as, pertinacious plotters; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pertinaciousness — noun see pertinacious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pertinaciousness — See pertinaciously. * * * …   Universalium

  • pertinaciousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding: bullheadedness, doggedness, hard headedness, mulishness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertinacity, perverseness, perversity, pig headedness, tenaciousness, tenacity,… …   English dictionary for students

  • pertinaciousness — n. See pertinacity …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • pertinaciousness — per·ti·na·cious·ness …   English syllables

  • pertinaciousness — noun ( es) : pertinacity …   Useful english dictionary

  • pertinacious — adjective Etymology: Latin pertinac , pertinax, from per thoroughly + tenac , tenax tenacious, from tenēre Date: 1626 1. a. adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design b. perversely persistent 2. stubbornly unyielding or tenacious… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pertinacious — pertinaciously, adv. pertinaciousness, n. /perr tn ay sheuhs/, adj. 1. holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute. 2. stubborn or obstinate. 3. extremely or objectionably persistent: a pertinacious salesman from whom …   Universalium

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