per·ti·nax[1]

  1. firm
  2. mean
  3. obstinate
  4. persistent
  5. stubborn

[1] Syllabification is machine-generated and may be incorrect.

Synonyms for pertinax

  • adamans – adamant, intransigeant, steeled, stubborn, unyielding
  • constans – constant, firm, steady, unchanging, unwavering
  • destinatus – determined, firm, resolute, with one's mind made up
  • firmus – constant, durable, firm, reliable, solid, steadfast, strong
  • improbus – bad, bold, impudent, inferior, outrageous, persistent, perverse, self, wicked
  • inconcussus – firm, stable, unshaken
  • innui – mean, suggest, to hint at
  • innuo – give a sign to, mean, suggest, to give a nod to, to hint at
  • innutum – mean, suggest, to hint at
  • obstinatus – firm, resolute, resolved, staunch

Similar to pertinax

  • pertimesco – to become very much afraid
  • pertinacia – firmness, obstinacy, stubborness
  • pertinaciter – obstinately, stubbornly
  • pertineo – concern, relate to, to pertain to
  • percello – excite, strike with consternation, to smite
  • percepi – learn, perceive, to gain, understand
  • perceptum – learn, perceive, to gain, understand
  • percipio – learn, perceive, to gain, understand
  • percontor – inquire, interrogate, investigate
  • perculsus – a shock