stick-to-itiveness
Refusal to quit
Stick-to-itiveness is the quality of persisting despite difficulty or discouragement—dogged determination to see something through.
The word is informal and often playful, acknowledging that persistence itself deserves a name even if this one sounds made up: Her stick-to-itiveness got her through law school.
Also spelled sticktoitiveness.
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- staying powerCapacity to keep going
follow-through · indefatigability · diligence · assiduity · steadiness · constancy · consistency · reliability
Firmness of purpose
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- purposefulnessHaving deliberate intent
intentionality · drive · ambition · focus · earnestness · discipline · self-discipline · motivation
Determination or abrasive particles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
backbone · mettle · hardiness · strength · pluck · spunk · steadfastness · bounce-back
Unyielding adherence to position
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- unyieldingnessRefusal to give way
- bullheadednessStubborn persistence despite reason
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
staying power · follow-through · indefatigability · diligence · assiduity · steadiness · constancy · consistency · reliability · dependability
resolve
Firmness of purpose
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
purposefulness · intentionality · drive · ambition · focus · earnestness · discipline · self-discipline · motivation · decisiveness
grit
Determination or abrasive particles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
stamina · backbone · mettle · hardiness · strength · pluck · spunk · steadfastness · bounce-back · thick skin
obstinacy
Unyielding adherence to position
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- unyieldingnessRefusal to give way
- bullheadednessStubborn persistence despite reason
pigheadedness · mulishness · intransigence · relentlessness · never say die
- resilienceresilience, grit, bounce back, bouncing back, robustness
- tenacitydetermined, persistence, persistent, perseverance, determination
- steadfastnesssteadfastness, firmness, resolve, steadfast, unwavering
stick-to-itivenessquitting
Ceasing an activity
giving up · abandonment · surrender · capitulation · defeatism
stick-to-itivenessweakness
Deficiency in force
spinelessness · faintheartedness · pusillanimity · wavering · indecision
stick, sticks, sticking, sticky, stickiness, sticker, stickers