doggedness

2 definitions found

doggedness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Doggedness \Dog"ged*ness\, n.
     1. Sullenness; moroseness. [R.]
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     2. Sullen or obstinate determination; grim resolution or
        persistence.
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doggedness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  doggedness
      n 1: persistent determination [syn: doggedness,
           perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity,
           tenaciousness, pertinacity]