单词 | stick-to-itness |
释义 | stick-to-itnessn. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). The ability or capacity to see a course of action through to its completion; dogged perseverance; = stick-to-itiveness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [noun] beleaving1340 continuationc1374 improbityc1380 perseveringc1380 perseverancec1384 continuancec1405 perseverationa1500 patience1517 constancea1533 importunity1533 persistence1546 persisting1576 going-on1578 persistency1600 constancy1623 stickle1652 rubbing shift1675 doggedness1824 stick-to-itiveness1859 persistiveness1864 holdfastness1869 continuativeness1881 stick-to-itness1881 1881 Atlantic (Iowa) Daily Tel. 19 Oct. Earnest effort..is the surest road to wealth..; and diligence and sticktoitness is the winning hand. 1886 M. C. Peters Empty Pews xxxv. 122 The word ‘can't’ ought not to be found in your boy's vocabulary. Teach him stick-to-it-ness. 1942 Scotsman 1 Dec. 4 (heading) Mrs Roosevelt's praise: ‘Stick-to-it-ness’ of British Women. 1999 D. Siegel Developing Mind iii. 122 I am raising my children to achieve what I was able to: independence and stick-to-it-ness. 2014 M. Fraser Welcome to PlanitDo iii. 93 If you are having difficulty in reaching your financial goals, you may want to examine your own ‘sticktoitness’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1881 |
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