Also means
doggedness
Usage Note
Hartnäckigkeit literally means hard-neckedness, denoting tenacity that can be admirable or annoying. The adjective hartnäckig also describes a persistent cough, hartnäckiger Husten. Rarely pluralised.
Examples
"Ihre Hartnäckigkeit zahlte sich am Ende aus."
Natural Translation
Her tenacity paid off in the end.
Literal Translation
Her tenacity paid itself at-the end out.
Related Words
- Abgebrühtheit hardened cynicism, unshockable matter-of-factness
- Achtsamkeit mindfulness, attentiveness, careful awareness
- Ansicht opinion
- Arglosigkeit naivety, guilelessness, unsuspecting nature
- Argwohn suspicion
- Aufbruchsstimmung mood of new beginnings, pioneering spirit
- Aufsässigkeit rebelliousness, insubordination
- Bedächtigkeit deliberateness, careful thoughtfulness
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