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

Example sentences :

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

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