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Meaning of "pertinacious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERTINACIOUS

From Latin pertināx, from per- (intensive) + tenāx clinging, from tenēre to hold.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PERTINACIOUS

pertinacious  [ˌpɜːtɪˈneɪʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERTINACIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pertinacious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PERTINACIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pertinacious in the English dictionary

The definition of pertinacious in the dictionary is doggedly resolute in purpose or belief; unyielding. Other definition of pertinacious is stubbornly persistent.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERTINACIOUS


acanaceous
ˌækəˈneɪʃəs
arenaceous
ˌærɪˈneɪʃəs
Athanasius
ˌæθəˈneɪʃəs
avenaceous
ˌævəˈneɪʃəs
boraginaceous
bəˌrædʒɪˈneɪʃəs
carbonaceous
ˌkɑːbəˈneɪʃəs
farinaceous
ˌfærɪˈneɪʃəs
gallinaceous
ˌɡælɪˈneɪʃəs
graminaceous
ˌɡræmɪˈneɪʃəs
minacious
mɪˈneɪʃəs
papilionaceous
pəˌpɪlɪəˈneɪʃəs
polygonaceous
ˌpɒlɪɡəˈneɪʃəs
pugnacious
pʌɡˈneɪʃəs
rhamnaceous
ræmˈneɪʃəs
solanaceous
ˌsɒləˈneɪʃəs
spinaceous
spɪˈneɪʃəs
tenacious
tɪˈneɪʃəs
valerianaceous
vəˌlɪərɪəˈneɪʃəs
verbenaceous
ˌvɜːbɪˈneɪʃəs
vinaceous
vaɪˈneɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERTINACIOUS

pert
pertain
Perth
Perth and Kinross
perthite
perthitic
Perthshire
pertinaciously
pertinaciousness
pertinacity
pertinence
pertinency
pertinent
pertinently
pertly
pertness
perturb
perturbable
perturbably
perturbance

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERTINACIOUS

atrocious
audacious
auspicious
bootylicious
conscious
delicious
efficacious
ferocious
gracious
luscious
malicious
precious
previous
self-conscious
spacious
specious
subconscious
suspicious
unconscious
vicious
voracious

Synonyms and antonyms of pertinacious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERTINACIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pertinacious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pertinacious

Translation of «pertinacious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERTINACIOUS

Find out the translation of pertinacious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pertinacious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pertinacious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

执拗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pertinaz
570 millions of speakers

English

pertinacious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आग्रही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pertinacious
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

настойчивую
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pertinaz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একগুঁয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

opiniâtre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertenaga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beharrlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頑固な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불굴의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pertinacious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bướng bỉnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விடாமுயற்சியுள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फायदेशीर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

inatçı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pertinace
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zawzięty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наполегливу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încăpățânat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pertinacious
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hardnekkige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pertinacious
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pertinacious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pertinacious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERTINACIOUS»

The term «pertinacious» is normally little used and occupies the 123.730 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERTINACIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pertinacious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pertinacious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pertinacious

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERTINACIOUS»

Discover the use of pertinacious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pertinacious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order
TENACIOUS, PERTINACIOUS. To be TENACIOUS is to hold a thing dose, to let it go with reluctance : to be PERTINACIOUS is to hold it out in spite of what can be advanced against it, the prepositive syllable per having an intensive force.
George Crabb, 1826
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English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and ...
TENACIOUS, PERTINACIOUS. To be tenacious is to hold a thing close, to let It go with reluctance; to be pertinacious is to hold It out in spite of \\ hat can be advanced against tt, the prepositive ^ syllabic per having an intensive force. A man of ...
George Crabb, 1837
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Synonymisches Handwörterbuch der englischen Sprache für die ...
PERTINACIOUS. i. 5tn, auf ttwaS tyaltenb, fyartndcttg baiauf Bcflc^enb; 2. Jjattjtarrig, fcetyarrtidj , ant)altenb. Tenacious bebeutet, etroa$ feftfjalten, c8 mit SBibenxriilen fasten laffen , tnett man tS von wtebtigem Ginftuffe f)6lt; pertinacious, gegen ...
H. M. Melford, 1841
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English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order
TENACIOUS, PERTINACIOUS. To be TENACIOUS is to hold a thing close, to let it go with reluctance : to be PERTINACIOUS is to hold it out in spite of what can be advanced against it, the prepositive syllable per having an intensive force.
‎1837
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English Synonymes, with Copious Illustrations and ...
TENACIOUS, PERTINACIOUS. To be tenacious is to hold a thing close, to let it f* o with reluctance ; to be pertinacious is to hold it out in spite of what can be advanced against it, the prepositive syllable per having an intensive force. A man of ...
George Crabb, 1854
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Vocabulary Building for a Masters Degree
She is bound to succeed because her pertinacious nature will not permit her to quit. • Pertinacious (adj): obstinately persistent(a pertinacious bill collector). • Synonyms:dogged, insistent, patient, persevering, persistent, tenacious.
Idoniboye B. Bagshaw, 2014
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English synonymes explained with illustrations and exemples ...
TENACIOUS, PERTINACIOUS. To be TENACIOUS is to hold a thing close, to let it go with reluctance: to he PERTINACIOUS is to hold it out in spite of what can be advanced against it. A tenacious temper insists on trifles that are supposed to ...
George Crabb, 1824
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The imperial dictionary of the English language: a complete ...
He had never met with a man of more pertinacious confidence and less abilities. Is Walton. 2. Resolute; firm; constant; steady. Diligence is a steady, constant, pertinacious study. South. Svn Obstinate, stubborn, inflexible, unyielding, resolute, ...
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale, 1883
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The Imperial dictionary, on the basis of Webster's English ...
Worcester, Pertinacious (per-ti-na'shus), a. [L. perti- nax — per, iuten.s., and Uneo, to hold. ] 1. Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design with obstinacy ; obstinate ; perversely resolute or persistent; as, pertinacious in opinion; ...
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale, 1883
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
ME. pertinacie, < OF. pertinacie, pertinace = Sp. Pg. It. perti- naeia, < L. pertinacia , pertinaciousness, * per- tinax, pertinacious: see pertinacious.] Pertinacity; obstinacy. Pertinacie Is whan man deffendeth hise folies, and trusteth to muchel in his ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERTINACIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pertinacious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Words for the (very)wise
... annihilate, mistletoe, sacrilegious, claustrophobia, mnemonic, bourgeois, accede, aghast and pertinacious. These were the words misspelled ... «State-Journal.com, Jul 15»
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Book review: Redemption Road by Lisa Ballantyne
Angus, a bigoted Free Presbyterian, is an unlikeable character, narrow-minded, selfish and self-satisfied, but also a pertinacious one. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
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She Has A New Hat: North, Henderson and Moss Talk the New …
According to thesaurus.com, some possibilities include: “Insurmountable,” “Pertinacious” and “Obstinate.” The Pertinacious Squirrel Girl rolls off ... «ComicsAlliance, Jul 15»
4
Dispensationalism in the Vatican?
... The Late Great Planet Earth (I use the Pertinacious Papist's digest of Douthat's column to save my access to free articles at the Times):. «Patheos, Jun 15»
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From effeminate Hindus to virile men
He shrinks from bodily exertion; and though voluble in dispute, and singularly pertinacious in the war of chicane he seldom engages in ... «The Statesman, Jun 15»
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Is Italy's Andrea Belotti Worthy of Replacing Paulo Dybala for …
Zamparini's pertinacious belief that Dybala would overcome a two-year slump has paid dividends. 2014/15 season: Scored 13 goals in 2,965 ... «Bleacher Report, Jun 15»
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Dr. David Katz: Coloring inside the lines of dietary guidelines
We can, and must, and will dispel the pertinacious, profit-driven myth that we are substantially clueless about the basic care and feeding of ... «New Haven Register, Jun 15»
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Charlie Adam is back in the Scotland fray at long last - but remains …
Strachan is pertinacious. But did that one moment of magic, and the adulation which was showered on his compatriot after it, force him to name ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
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Earth: Cruise Ship or Life Boat?
We can, and must, and will dispel the pertinacious, profit-driven myth that we are substantially clueless about the basic care and feeding of ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Dietary Fats for the Fatuous
The pertinacious meme that we would somehow benefit from eating more saturated fat, and thus its principal sources – meat, butter, cheese ... «U.S. News & World Report, May 15»

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