- stick-to-itiveness
- noun Etymology: from the phrase stick to it Date: 1867 dogged perseverance ; tenacity
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stick-to-itiveness — ☆ stick to itiveness [stik to͞o′it iv nis ] n. Informal pertinacity; persistence; perseverance * * * stick to it·ive·ness (stĭk to͞oʹĭ tĭv nĭs) n. Informal Unwavering pertinacity; perseverance: “You ve got to have reasonable goals and the stick… … Universalium
stick-to-itiveness — ☆ stick to itiveness [stik to͞o′it iv nis ] n. Informal pertinacity; persistence; perseverance … English World dictionary
stick-to-itiveness — stikˈtüə̇d.]ivnə̇s, ə̇ t] noun ( es) Etymology: from the phrase stick to it + ive + ness : dogged perseverance : resoluteness, tenacity has drifted from job to job … and lacks stick to itiveness Kendall Banning … Useful english dictionary
stick-at-itiveness — stick at itive·ness … English syllables
stick-to-itiveness — stick to it·ive·ness … English syllables
stick-at-itiveness — noun see stick at itive … Useful english dictionary
stick-to-itiveness — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. persistence, pertinacity. see perseverance … English dictionary for students
stick-to-it·ive·ness — /stıkˈtuːwətıvnəs/ noun [noncount] US informal : the quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult or unpleasant I admire her stick to itiveness. [=perseverance, tenacity] … Useful english dictionary
tenacity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Persistence Nouns tenacity, cohesion, coherence; holding, strength; viscidity, viscosity; pertinacity, perseverance, persistence, resolution, patience; obstinacy, resistance, constancy, retention.… … English dictionary for students
perseverance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. continuance, permanence; firmness, stability; constancy, steadiness; tenacityor singleness of purpose; persistence, plodding, patience; industry; pertinacity; gameness, pluck, stamina, backbone;… … English dictionary for students
