tenacity

tenacity
noun /təˈnæs.ɪ.ti,təˈnæsətʲi/
a) The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose.

— Our opponents may be younger, faster and less out of shape than we are, but we have something they’ll never have!

b) The quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of attraction; – as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.

— Tenure?


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  • Tenacity — Te*nac i*ty, n. [L. tenacitas: cf. F. t[ e]nacit[ e]. See {Tenacious}.] 1. The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose. [1913 Webster] 2. That quality of bodies which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tenacity — I noun ability to pursue, adhesiveness, backbone, cohesiveness, constancy, courage, determination, diligence, doggedness, endurance, firmness, grip, grit, immovability, indefatigability, intransigence, iron will, obduracy, obstinacy, perseverance …   Law dictionary

  • tenacity — early 15c., from M.Fr. ténacité (14c.), from L. tenacitas the act of holding fast, from tenax (gen. tenacis) tough, holding fast, from tenere to hold (see TENET (Cf. tenet)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • tenacity — resolution, spirit, mettle, *courage Analogous words: pluck, grit, guts, sand, *fortitude, backbone: hardihood, audacity, nerve (see TEMERITY) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • tenacity — [n] diligence, stubbornness application, backbone, chutzpah*, clock*, courage, determination, doggedness, firmness, grit, guts*, gutsiness*, guttiness*, heart*, inflexibility, intestinal fortitude*, intransigence, moxie*, nerve, obduracy,… …   New thesaurus

  • tenacity — [tə nas′ə tē] n. [L tenacitas] the quality or state of being tenacious …   English World dictionary

  • tenacity — n. 1) to demonstrate, display, show tenacity 2) bulldog; great tenacity (to demonstrate great tenacity) 3) the tenacity to + inf. (she had the tenacity to finish the job) * * * [tɪ næsɪtɪ] display show tenacity great tenacity (to demonstrate… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Tenacity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Tenacity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,328,} tenacity toughness strength Sgm: N 1 2 =>(cohesion) ???>46 Sgm: N 1 grip grip grasp stickiness =>(cohesion) …   English dictionary for students

  • tenacity — [[t]tɪnæ̱sɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT If you have tenacity, you are very determined and do not give up easily. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success …   English dictionary

  • tenacity — Synonyms and related words: adhesiveness, application, assiduity, assiduousness, balkiness, bigotry, bottling up, bulldog courage, bulldog tenacity, bullheadedness, clabbering, clamminess, cling, clotting, coagulation, cohesiveness, colloidality …   Moby Thesaurus

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