pertinaciousness — index tenacity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pertinaciousness — noun The state or characteristic of being pertinacious. I had too much experience of my fathers pertinaciousness ever to hope for a change in his views. Syn: pertinacity … Wiktionary
pertinaciousness — noun see pertinacious … New Collegiate Dictionary
pertinaciousness — See pertinaciously. * * * … Universalium
pertinaciousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding: bullheadedness, doggedness, hard headedness, mulishness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertinacity, perverseness, perversity, pig headedness, tenaciousness, tenacity,… … English dictionary for students
pertinaciousness — n. See pertinacity … New dictionary of synonyms
pertinaciousness — per·ti·na·cious·ness … English syllables
pertinaciousness — noun ( es) : pertinacity … Useful english dictionary
pertinacious — adjective Etymology: Latin pertinac , pertinax, from per thoroughly + tenac , tenax tenacious, from tenēre Date: 1626 1. a. adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design b. perversely persistent 2. stubbornly unyielding or tenacious… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pertinacious — pertinaciously, adv. pertinaciousness, n. /perr tn ay sheuhs/, adj. 1. holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute. 2. stubborn or obstinate. 3. extremely or objectionably persistent: a pertinacious salesman from whom … Universalium
