stickability
Ability to persevere
Stickability is the quality of persisting through difficulty—the capacity to stick with something when it gets hard.
The word appears most often in British English, describing someone's determination to see things through: She showed real stickability in finishing the marathon despite her injury.
It's informal and somewhat playful, suggesting grit without the weightiness of words like perseverance.
Continuing despite difficulty
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
- staying powerCapacity to keep going
- determinationFirmness of purpose
resolve · grit · follow-through · constancy · indefatigability · assiduity · single-mindedness · continuity
Resilient durability under strain
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
- durabilityResistance to wear
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
stamina · robustness · bounce-back · recovery · survival · weathering · adaptability · stress resistance
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
fidelity · attachment · bond · engagement · steadfastness · reliability · dependability · trustworthiness
Firmness of purpose
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- self-disciplineRegulating one's own behavior
- backboneVertebral column, or courage
- firmnessResistance to deformation
conviction · purposefulness · drive · motivation · focus · concentration · self-control · inner strength
Secure manual hold
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- clingHold tightly to
- holdMaintain in grasp
- retentionContinued holding or possession
bond strength · surface tension · cohesion · tackiness · purchase · non-slip · friction · grip strength
persistence
Continuing despite difficulty
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
- staying powerCapacity to keep going
determination · resolve · grit · follow-through · constancy · indefatigability · assiduity · single-mindedness · continuity · application
toughness
Resilient durability under strain
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
- durabilityResistance to wear
endurance · stamina · robustness · bounce-back · recovery · survival · weathering · adaptability · stress resistance · mental toughness
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
faithfulness · fidelity · attachment · bond · engagement · steadfastness · reliability · dependability · trustworthiness · promise-keeping
determination
Firmness of purpose
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- self-disciplineRegulating one's own behavior
- backboneVertebral column, or courage
firmness · conviction · purposefulness · drive · motivation · focus · concentration · self-control · inner strength · force of will
grip
Secure manual hold
retention · bond strength · surface tension · cohesion · tackiness · purchase · non-slip · friction · grip strength
- perseverancepersist, never give up, tenacity, hang in there, endurance
stickabilityquitting
Ceasing an activity
giving up · abandonment · inconstancy · fickleness · capitulation
stickabilityunreliability
Tendency to disappoint expectations
inconsistency · capriciousness · erraticness · volatility · instability
stick, sticky, sticks, sticker, sticking, stickiness, unsticking, sticked, stickable