single-mindedness

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sin·gle-mind·ed

(sĭng′gəl-mīn′dĭd)

adj.

1. Having one overriding purpose or goal: the single-minded pursuit of money.

2. Steadfast; resolute: He was single-minded in his determination to stop smoking.

sin′gle-mind′ed·ly adv.

sin′gle-mind′ed·ness n.

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Noun

single-mindedness - characterized by one unified purpose

firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution - the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"

Translations

single-mindedness

[ˌsɪŋglˈmaɪndɪdnɪs] N → resolución f, firmeza f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

single-mindedness

[ˌsɪŋglˈmaɪndɪdnɪs] n → risolutezza

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