Pertinacious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˌɜːtɪnˈeɪʃəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pˌɜːtɪnˈeɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˌɜːtɪnˈeɪʃəs/

4 syllables Say it as /pˌɜːtɪnˈeɪʃəs/.

Examples

dogged persistence
dour determination
the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unyielding tenacious dogged persistent dour

Parts of Speech

adjective

stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

“dogged persistence”

Word Forms

doggedness	noun	persistent determination
persistence	noun	persistent determination
pertinacity	noun	persistent determination
tenaciousness	noun	persistent determination
tenacity	noun	persistent determination
unyieldingness	noun	resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hartnäckig

hartnäckig unnachgiebig; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇫🇷French

opiniâtre

obstinément inflexible; ; ; ; - T.S. Eliot

🇪🇸Spanish

pertinaz

obstinadamente inflexible; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇮🇹Italian

pertinace

ostinatamente inflessibile; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇳🇱Dutch

vasthoudend

koppig onverzettelijk; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇵🇹Portuguese

pertinaz

teimosamente inflexível; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇷🇺Russian

настойчивый

упрямо непреклонный; ; ; ; - Т.С.Элиот

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आग्रही

हठपूर्वक अडिग; ; ; ; - टी.एस.एलियट

🇧🇩Bengali

সংবেদনশীল

stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - টি এস এলিয়ট

🇮🇳Tamil

தொடர்புடையது

பிடிவாதமாக அடிபணியாத; ; ; ; - டி.எஸ்.எலியட்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంబంధితమైన

మొండిగా లొంగని; ; ; ; - టి.ఎస్.ఎలియట్

🇮🇳Marathi

योग्य

जिद्दीने जिद्दी; ; ; ; - टी.एस.एलियट

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાનુકૂળ

stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - ટી.એસ.એલિયટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಬಂಧಿತ

ಮೊಂಡುತನದಿಂದ ಮಣಿಯದೆ; ; ; ; - ಟಿ.ಎಸ್.ಎಲಿಯಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രസക്തമായ

ശാഠ്യത്തോടെ വഴങ്ങാത്ത; ; ; ; - ടി.എസ്.എലിയറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹੀ

ਜ਼ਿੱਦੀ ਅਡੋਲ; ; ; ; - ਟੀ.ਐਸ.ਐਲੀਅਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

محتاط

ضدی طور پر اٹل ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

执着的

顽强不屈; ; ; ; ——T·S·艾略特

🇯🇵Japanese

しつこい

頑固に屈しない。 ; ; ; - T.S.エリオット

🇰🇷Korean

끈질긴

완고하게 굴하지 않는; ; ; ; - T.S.엘리엇

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngoan cố

ngoan cố không chịu khuất phục; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇹🇭Thai

เกี่ยวข้อง

ดื้อรั้นดื้อรั้น; ; ; ; - ที.เอส.เอเลียต

🇮🇩Indonesian

gigih

keras kepala dan pantang menyerah; ; ; ; - TS Eliot

🇵🇭Filipino

may kinalaman

matigas ang ulo na hindi sumusuko; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عنيد

عنيد لا ينضب. ; ; ; - تي إس إليوت

🇮🇷Persian

مهم

سرسختانه تسلیم ناپذیر؛ ; ; ; - تی اس الیوت

🇹🇷Turkish

inatçı

inatla boyun eğmez; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇮🇱Hebrew

רלבנטי

בלתי נכנע בעקשנות; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

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The primary meaning of 'pertinacious' is 'stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot'.

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Using 'pertinacious' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pertinacious' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pertinacious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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