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
- "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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