tenacity
Collocations
3ADJ.
complete, infectious
PREP.
in, with
ADV.
solely
Definitions
noun
The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness.
Like the Cuscus of the Moluccas, the Galeopithecus feeds chiefly on leaves, and possesses a very voluminous stomach and long convoluted intestines. The brain is very small, and the animal possesses such remarkable tenacity of life, that it is exceedingly difficult to kill it by any ordinary means.
— Our opponents may be younger, faster and less out of shape than we are, but we have something they’ll never have! — Tenure? — Tenacity!
The quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force, as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.
The effect of this attraction, cohesiveness.
The quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness, viscosity.
The greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder, usually expressed with reference to a unit area of the cross section of the substance, as the number of pounds per square inch, or kilograms per square centimete
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — persistent determination
- doggedness
- perseverance
- persistence
- persistency
- tenaciousness
- pertinacity
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Like the Cuscus of the Moluccas, the Galeopithecus feeds chiefly on leaves, and possesses a very voluminous stomach and long convoluted intestines. The brain is very small, and the animal possesses su
Wiktionary— Our opponents may be younger, faster and less out of shape than we are, but we have something they’ll never have! — Tenure? — Tenacity!
WiktionaryI got over the difficulty with my characteristic tenacity.
Tatoeba · #258109He has a spirit of tenacity.
Tatoeba · #302363I admire Tom's tenacity.
Tatoeba · #2291581I admire your tenacity.
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