stick-to-it-ive-ness

stick-to-it-ive-ness
stick-to-it-ive-ness s US umg Zähigkeit f, Hartnäckigkeit f

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  • stick-to-it|ive|ness — «STIHK TOO uh tihv nihs», noun. U.S. Informal. persistence; perseverance …   Useful english dictionary

  • stick-to-it·ive·ness — /stıkˈtuːwətıvnəs/ noun [noncount] US informal : the quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult or unpleasant I admire her stick to itiveness. [=perseverance, tenacity] …   Useful english dictionary

  • stick-to-it-ive — [[t]ˌstɪkˈtu ɪ tɪv, ɪt ɪv[/t]] adj. Informal. inf tenaciously resolute; persevering • Etymology: 1865–70, amer. stick to′ it ive•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • stick-to-it — stick to it·ive·ness; …   English syllables

  • stick-to-itiveness — stick to it·ive·ness …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • stick-to-itiveness — ☆ stick to itiveness [stik to͞o′it iv nis ] n. Informal pertinacity; persistence; perseverance * * * stick to it·ive·ness (stĭk to͞oʹĭ tĭv nĭs) n. Informal Unwavering pertinacity; perseverance: “You ve got to have reasonable goals and the stick… …   Universalium

  • stick-to-it-iveness — stick to it ive|ness [stık ˈtu: ıtıvnıs] n [U] AmE informal the ability to continue doing something that is difficult or tiring …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stick-to-it-iveness — stick to it ive|ness [ ,stık tuıtıvnəs ] noun uncount AMERICAN INFORMAL the ability to continue doing something, even when it becomes very difficult …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • stick-to-itiveness — stikˈtüə̇d.]ivnə̇s, ə̇ t] noun ( es) Etymology: from the phrase stick to it + ive + ness : dogged perseverance : resoluteness, tenacity has drifted from job to job … and lacks stick to itiveness Kendall Banning …   Useful english dictionary

  • English grammar — is a body of rules (grammar) specifying how phrases and sentences are constructed in the English language. Accounts of English grammar tend to fall into two groups: the descriptivist , which describes the grammatical system of English; and the… …   Wikipedia

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