Meanings
noundoggedness (usually uncountable, plural doggednesses)
plural doggednesses
- uncountableusuallyThe 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 - obsoleteuncountableusuallysullenness; moroseness
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nounpersistent determination
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Origin
Translations
Finnish sinnikkyys, peräänantamattomuus
- sinnikkyyspersistence, perseverance, tenacity
- peräänantamattomuuspersistence, perseverance, tenacity
- itsepintaisuuspersistence, perseverance, tenacity
- itsepäisyyspersistence, perseverance, tenacity
German Beharrlichkeit, Hartnäckigkeit
- Beharrlichkeitpersistence, perseverance, tenacity
- Hartnäckigkeitpersistence, perseverance, tenacity
- Zähigkeitpersistence, perseverance, tenacity
Māori manawaroa
- manawaroapersistence, perseverance, tenacity
Romanian stăruință, perseverență
- stăruințăpersistence, perseverance, tenacity
- perseverențăpersistence, perseverance, tenacity
- tenacitatepersistence, perseverance, tenacity
- persistențăpersistence, perseverance, tenacity
Russian упо́рство
- упо́рство (upórstvo)persistence, perseverance, tenacity
Cite this entry
APA
doggedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doggedness
MLA
“doggedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doggedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doggedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doggedness.
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