doggedness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈdɔɡɪdnəs/ UK /ˈdɒɡɪdnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
persistent determination; tenacity

Her sheer doggedness carried the project past every obstacle.

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Synonyms

1 noun · persistent determination;... tenacity persistence determination perseverance resolve pertinacity grit

Opposites

irresolution apathy indecision

Word family

Related forms dogged dog

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.

docga Old English

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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