pertinacity

noun

per·​ti·​nac·​i·​ty

-ˈaas-, 

-sətē, 

-i

plural -es

: the quality or state of being pertinacious

Word History

Etymology

Middle French pertinacité, from Late Latin pertinacitas, from Latin pertinac-, pertinax pertenacious + Middle French -ité -ity

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Rhymes for pertinacity

• incapacity
• perspicacity
• audacity
• capacity
• loquacity
• mendacity
• opacity
• pugnacity
• rapacity
• sagacity
• tenacity
• veracity