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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