Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pertinaciousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-ti-na-cious-ness
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I had too much experience of my father's pertinaciousness ever to hope for a change in his views."

Etymology

Etymology tree English pertinacious 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 pertinaciousness From pertinacious + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

pertinacity

Questions

What does pertinaciousness mean?: The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.
Where does pertinaciousness come from?: Etymology tree English pertinacious 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 pertinaciousness From pertinacious + -ness.

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