pertinacity

Noun

Synonyms: doggedness perseverance persistence persistency tenacity tenaciousness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

persistent determinationSynonyms: doggedness perseverance persistence persistency tenacity tenaciousness

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pertinacity \Per`ti*nac"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. pertinacit['e].] The quality or state of being pertinacious; obstinacy; perseverance; persistency. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Syn: See Obstinacy. [1913 Webster]