| Main Entry: | tenacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | diligence, stubbornness |
Synonyms: |
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 |
Antonyms: |
indifference, irresolution, slackness, weakness |
| Concept: | Tenacity. |
| Category: | 1. Solid Matter |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
tenacity, toughness, strength; (cohesion); grip, grasp, stickiness, (cohesion) [more]; sequacity; stubbornness (obstinacy); glue, cement, glutinousness, sequaciousness, viscidity, (semiliquididty) [more]., leather; white leather, whitleather; gristle, cartilage.
-verbs
be tenacious; resist fracture.
-adjectives
tenacious, tough, strong, resisting, sequacious, stringy, gristly; cartilaginous, leathery, coriaceous, tough as whitleather; stubborn (obstinate).
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Antonyms: |
brittleness |
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