doggedness

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English dogged Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English doggedness From dogged + -ness.

1. The state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness.

   “At one time it looked as though he could not live more than a few hours, and I am convinced that it was only through the Dutchman's doggedness that he pulled through.”

2. sullenness; moroseness