Definition
The quality or state of being bulldogged; the characteristic stubbornness, persistence, and refusal to let go that resembles a bulldog's behavior.
Etymology
From 'bulldogged' (past tense of bulldogging) + '-ness' (suffix creating an abstract noun). The word builds on the verb form to create an abstract quality representing the emotional or behavioral state.
Kelly Says
This word captures something essential about bulldog temperament—they literally won't let go once they've latched onto something, which is why the breed became a metaphor for any kind of stubborn, persistent determination that society admires.
Translations
CSČeština
tvrdosti
tvrd-os-ti
DEDeutsch
Hartnäckigkeit
hart-näck-i-ke-t
ELΕλληνικά
αγριότητα
a-gri-o-tee-ta
ESEspañol
aulladoridad
aw-ya-dor-ee-dad
FRFrançais
tenacité
ta-na-si-te
GUGU
મજબૂતતા
ma-j-boo-t-ta
HEעברית
קשקוש
ka-she-kush
HUMagyar
kitartó
kit-ar-toh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerasnya
ke-ras-nya
ITItaliano
testardaggine
tes-tar-dag-gi-ne
KKKK
тәуелсіздік
ta-we-l-si-z-dik
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-pro-rt
MSBahasa Melayu
kerasnya
ke-ras-nya
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုးစား
k-yee-so-ah
NLNederlands
vastberadenheid
vast-be-ra-den-heid
PAPA
ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ
mu-ka-ba-lay
PLPolski
upartym
up-ar-ty-m
PTPortuguês
obstinaciedade
oh-b-sti-na-see-dad-e
RORomână
tenacitate
te-na-ci-tate
RUРусский
упорство
oo-por-st-vo
SVSvenska
duglighet
doo-gli-ghet
SWKiswahili
kubwa
koo-bwa
TAதமிழ்
துடிப்பு
tu-di-ppu
TRTürkçe
inatçılık
i-na-tchi-li-k
UKУкраїнська
непохитність
ne-po-khyt-nist
VITiếng Việt
kiên trì
khee-en-tri