tenacious

te·na·cious  (t-nshs)

adj.

1. Holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view.

2. Holding together firmly; cohesive: a tenacious material.

3. Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive: tenacious lint.

4. Tending to retain; retentive: a tenacious memory.

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[From Latin tenx, tenc-, holding fast, from tenre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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te·nacious·ly adv.

te·nacious·ness n.

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tenacious

Adjective

1. holding firmly: a tenacious grasp

2. stubborn or persistent: tenacious support [Latin tenere to hold]

tenaciously adv
tenacity n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tenacious - good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory" recollective, retentive, long mindful, aware - bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action"
	2.	tenacious - stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" dogged, dour, pertinacious, unyielding, persistent obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
	3.	tenacious - sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs" coherent adhesive - tending to adhere

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tenacious

adjective 1. stubborn, dogged, determined, persistent, sure, firm, adamant, staunch, resolute, inflexible, strong-willed, steadfast, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, immovable, unswerving, obdurate, stiff-necked, pertinacious << OPPOSITE irresolute

adjective 2. firm, dogged, persistent, unyielding, unswerving

adjective 3. strong, firm, fast, iron, tight, clinging, forceful, immovable, unshakeable

adjective 4. retentive, good, photographic, unforgetful

adjective 5. adhesive, clinging, sticky, glutinous, gluey, mucilaginous

Translations

tenacious [təˈneɪʃəs] adj → tenaz

tenacious [təˈneɪʃəs] adj → tenace

tenacious [təˈneɪʃəs] adj → zäh, hartnäckig

tenacious [təˈneɪʃəs] adj → tenace