doggedness

English

Etymology

dogged +‎ -ness

Noun

doggedness (uncountable)

1. The state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness.
   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, ch. 26,

     I am convinced that it was only through the Dutchman's doggedness that he pulled through.

2. (obsolete) Sullenness; moroseness.

Synonyms

• tenacity
• See also Wikisaurus:obstinacy

References

• “doggedness” in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
• doggedness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “doggedness” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.