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tenacity
[ tuh-nas-i-tee ]
/ tÉĖnƦs ÉŖ ti /
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noun
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.
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Origin of tenacity
First recorded in 1520ā30; from Latin tenÄcitÄs equivalent to tenÄc- (stem of tenÄx ) āholding fast,ā derivative of tenÄre āto holdā + -itÄs -ity
synonym study for tenacity
See perseverance.
OTHER WORDS FROM tenacity
oĀ·verĀ·teĀ·nacĀ·iĀ·ty, nounWords nearby tenacity
ten, tenable, tenace, tenacious, tenaciously, tenacity, ten-acre block, tenaculum, tenaculum forceps, Tenafly, tenaille
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