pertinacity
adjectiveHow many syllables in pertinacity?
There are 5 syllables in the word pertinacity.How to pronounce pertinacity:
Definition of pertinacity:
- pertinacity (adjective):
- adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
Synonyms for pertinacity:
adamance
bullheadedness
dedication
defiance
determination
doggedness
endurance
hardheadedness
implacability
inexorability
intransigence
inveteracy
mulishness
obduracy
obdurateness
obstinacy
obstinateness
opinionatedness
perseverance
persistence
persistency
pertinaciousness
perverseness
perversity
pigheadedness
Show 18 more
Antonyms for pertinacity:
amenability
compliance
cooperativeness
docility
flexibility
gentleness
indetermination
irresolution
laxness
malleability
meekness
mildness
submissiveness
tractability
Here are some other common 5-syllable words.
- communality
- esoterica
- indefinable
- extrasensory
- embarrassingly
- dissimulation
- commonsensical
- phonological
- Philadelphia
- ventriloquism
- joviality
- unimpeachable
- libertarians
- pusillanimous
- astigmatism
- refrigerator
- kakistocracy
- determination
- Pennsylvania
- accessional
- paranoia
- celiopathy
- indoctrination
- etymology
- possibilities
- materialize
- Estefania
- administrator
- biological
- unexpectedly
- probability
- inadvertently
- dermatologist
- unproblematic
- monosyllabic
- euphorically
- uninhibited
- aficionado
- conductivity
- indescribable
- humiliation
- ordinarily
- indisputably
- common-isdn-api
- superlatively
- sardonically
- inconveniently
- dishonourable
- unmanageable
- sensationally
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Syllabification is the process of dividing words into their constituent syllables.
You, too, can become a syllable pro and wow your friends, family, and pets!