Meanings
pertinacy1
nounpertinacy (usually uncountable, plural pertinacies)
plural pertinacies
- obsoleteuncountableusuallyObsolete form of pertinacity.
pertinacy2
nounpertinacy (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality or state of being pertinent; pertinence.
Origin
pertinacy · noun
- Latinpertinacia
- Englishpertinacy
From Latin pertinacia, from pertinax. See pertinacious.
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Full word history & related roots →pertinacy · noun
- Latinpertinere
- Englishpertinacy
From Latin pertinere.
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APA
pertinacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pertinacy
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“pertinacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pertinacy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pertinacy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pertinacy.
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