tenacity

[ tuh-nas-i-tee ]

/ təˈnæs ɪ ti /

the quality of being tenacious, or of holding fast; persistence: the amazing tenacity of rumors.

the quality of retaining something: the tenacity of memory.

the quality or property of holding together firmly: testing the tenacity of the old book's binding.

Nearby words

1520–30; < Latin tenācitās equivalent to tenāc- (stem of tenāx) holding fast, derivative of tenēre to hold + -itās -ity2

o·ver·te·nac·i·ty, noun

Part of this tenacity, says McDaniel, seems born of his own struggle.
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Kim approached her career with tenacity and sincerity; any sort of coolness, remove, or privacy was not a luxury she could afford.
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Duran believe that patience and tenacity helped things progress this far and they will be required in order for continued success.
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Sometimes this tenacity breaks its bounds, spilling into the primitive.
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Harding attacked her routines with a resilience and tenacity that reflected her training and upbringing.
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Not by excesses, tumults, and folly, but by unshaken firmness and tenacity we shall promote science and freedom.
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The tenacity they had displayed during their conflict with Assyria had effaced the remembrance of their defeat.
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Nor was the tenacity of the tribal system more remarkable than its universality.
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But the tenacity of his ideal of no concession allowed it to pass.
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The types thus formed and thus discriminated are vital, and persist for centuries with the tenacity of physical growths.
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