doggedness C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈdɔɡɪdnəs/ UK /ˈdɒɡɪdnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun persistent determination; tenacity Her sheer doggedness carried the project past every obstacle. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · persistent determination;... tenacitypersistencedeterminationperseveranceresolvepertinacitygrit ↔ Opposites irresolutionapathyindecision Word family Related forms doggeddog Etymology AI details From dogged + -ness; dogged is from dog + -ed, with the figurative sense of stubborn persistence. Dog descends from Old English docga, of obscure origin. docga Old English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # doggedness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɔɡɪdnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɒɡɪdnəs/ ## Meanings 1. persistent determination; tenacity ## Examples - Her sheer doggedness carried the project past every obstacle. ## Synonyms - tenacity - persistence - determination - perseverance - resolve - pertinacity - grit ## Antonyms - irresolution - apathy - indecision ## Related Forms - dogged - dog ## Roots and Affixes - Root: docga ## Etymology From dogged + -ness; dogged is from dog + -ed, with the figurative sense of stubborn persistence. Dog descends from Old English docga, of obscure origin. ## AI Etymology Doggedness is from dogged + -ness; dogged is from dog + -ed, with the figurative sense of stubborn persistence. Dog descends from Old English docga, of obscure origin. The immediate etymological form is Old English docga. The suffix -ness marks an abstract noun of quality or state, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a noun, it means "persistent determination; tenacity", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. The figurative development named in the history lets the word move from a concrete base into a broader descriptive use. Related words include dogged and dog. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown