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Antonyms for tenacity
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : tuh-nas-i-tee |
Phonetic Transcription : təˈnæs ɪ ti |
Definition of tenacity
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French ténacité (14c.), from Latin tenacitas "the act of holding fast," from tenax (genitive tenacis) "tough, holding fast," from tenere "to hold" (see tenet).
- noun diligence, stubbornness
- She clung to appearances with a tenacity that nothing could shake.
- Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- The tenacity of this straw makes it very valuable for such purposes.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- I was somewhat irritated at the tenacity of this amiable diplomatist.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Here was a combination of the tenacity of steel with much of the flexibility of rope.
- Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
- "Yet it is evidence of a kind," insisted Carruthers, with the tenacity of a bull-dog.
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
- I am the more struck with this tenacity, when I see its work.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- But for all that, the pluck and tenacity of Ulstermen are undeniable.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- He proved his tenacity, his mastery of men, and the greatness of his resolution and daring.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
- They had no religious creed to which they adhered with any tenacity.
- Extract from : « Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi » by John S. C. Abbott
- There is one peculiar thing, that tenacity varies with the form of the body.
- Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
Synonyms for tenacity
- application
- backbone
- chutzpah
- clock
- courage
- determination
- doggedness
- firmness
- grit
- guts
- gutsiness
- guttiness
- heart
- inflexibility
- intestinal fortitude
- intransigence
- moxie
- nerve
- obduracy
- obstinacy
- perseverance
- persistence
- pertinacity
- resoluteness
- resolution
- resolve
- spunk
- starch
- staunchness
- steadfastness
- stick-to-itiveness
- stomach
- strength of purpose
- true grit
- what it takes
- willfulness
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