The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pervicaciousness — per·vi·ca·cious·ness … English syllables
pervicaciousness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being pervicacious : great obstinacy or willfulness * * * pervicāˈciousness, pervicacity / kasˈi ti/ or (obsolete) pervicacy /pûrˈvi kə si/ noun • • • Main Entry: ↑pervicacious … Useful english dictionary
Pervicacity — Per vi*cac i*ty, n. Obstinacy; pervicaciousness. [Obs.] Bentley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pervicacious — pervicaciously, adv. pervicaciousness, n. /perr vi kay sheuhs/, adj. extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn. [1625 35; < L pervicac , s. of pervicax stubborn, willful (per PER + vic , var. s. of vincere to conquer (see VICTOR) + ax adj. suffix… … Universalium
intractability — n 1. intractableness, indocility, unsubmissiveness, insubmission, incompliance, incompli ancy, uncooperativeness, nonconformity; stubbornness, obstinateness, obstinacy, pervicaciousness, pig head edness, mulishness, obdurateness, hard headedness … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pertinacity — n 1. stubbornness, pigheadedness, bull headedness, mulishness, Inf. orneriness; obstinacy, Inf. cussedness, pervicaciousness; obdurateness, intractability, inflexibility, intransigence, intransigency; rigidity, will of iron, sternness, stiffness; … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pervicacity — ˌpərvəˈkasəd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: Medieval Latin pervicacitas, from Latin pervicac , pervicax + itas ity : pervicaciousness … Useful english dictionary
pervicacy — noun ( es) Etymology: Latin pervicacia, from pervicac , pervicax + ia y obsolete : pervicaciousness … Useful english dictionary
