doggedness

[ daw-gid-nis, dog-id- ]

noun

1. persistence in effort; tenacity or perseverance:

   It was the team captain’s doggedness and never-say-die approach that helped us qualify for the Olympics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of doggedness¹

dogged ¹( def ) + -ness ( def )

Example Sentences

That is not only a mark of her determination, doggedness and competitiveness, but also quite the turnaround from Rio eight years ago.

From BBC

Navarro and Danvers, physical and philosophical opposites, though they share a consuming doggedness, have a lot of old business, which will be revealed through the season, and explain much — though not everything will be explained.

From Los Angeles Times

Thompson’s affability, he added, could disguise his intelligence and his street-fighter doggedness.

From Los Angeles Times

Those numbers could be gathered in any number of means, each of which was in its own way a test of your resourcefulness, doggedness and the trust you’d earned.

From Seattle Times

Often underestimated by his opponents and sometimes by his supporters, Sanchez gained a reputation for doggedness when, as opposition leader in 2016, he stuck to his "no means no" mantra against enabling a conservative government.

From Reuters