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Antonyms for doggedness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : daw-gid, dog-id
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔ gɪd, ˈdɒg ɪd



Definition of doggedness

Origin :
  • "having the qualities of a dog" (mostly in a negative sense), c.1300, from dog (n.). Meaning "persistent" is from 1779. Hence doggedly (late 14c.), "cruelly, maliciously;" later "with a dog's persistence" (1773). Related: Doggedness.
  • noun perseverance
Example sentences :
  • "It was as good as suicide," insisted the General, with doggedness.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • And yet, somehow, the British doggedness does not always answer.
  • Extract from : « The Christmas Books » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • The sinister look in the eyes, the doggedness of the face did not change.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories » by Various
  • “I want to do it,” replied Miss Ramsbotham, a note of doggedness in her voice.
  • Extract from : « Tommy and Co. » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • He was then so near home that the impulse of doggedness kept him on foot.
  • Extract from : « The Dust Flower » by Basil King
  • Never would his foes have opened the doors of their own Doggedness of Purpose.
  • Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing
  • He was sober; he was dependable; and he was dogged with the doggedness of the unimaginative.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow » by Arthur Stringer
  • She had reached her limit, and went forward with a doggedness that was pitiful to behold.
  • Extract from : « Three Young Ranchmen » by Ralph Bonehill
  • There was doggedness in the tone, and doggedness in the look that accompanied it.
  • Extract from : « Hand and Ring » by Anna Katharine Green
  • “Teacher sent me on an errand,” he replied then, with a kind of doggedness.
  • Extract from : « The Debtor » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Synonyms for doggedness

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