doggedness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

doggedness
    n 1: persistent determination [syn: {doggedness},
         {perseverance}, {persistence}, {persistency}, {tenacity},
         {tenaciousness}, {pertinacity}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Doggedness \Dog"ged*ness\, n.
   1. Sullenness; moroseness. [R.]
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   2. Sullen or obstinate determination; grim resolution or
      persistence.
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