doggedness

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doggedness

/ˈdɔɡɪdˌnəs/ US

noun doggednesses

uncountable, usually 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.
obsolete, uncountable, usually sullenness; moroseness

Similar: tenacity

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noun persistence, perseverance, tenacity

Deutsch	Beharrlichkeit, Hartnäckigkeit, Zähigkeit
Română	stăruință, perseverență, tenacitate, persistență
Русский	упо́рство upórstvo

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@misc{doggedness_2026,
  title = {doggedness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doggedness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}