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tenacity

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te·nac·i·ty  (t-ns-t)
n.
The state or quality of being tenacious: "Social styles developed in the 19th century withstand, with sporelike tenacity, all that the present century can throw at them" Larry McMurty.
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Noun1.tenacitytenacity - persistent determination
doggedness, perseverance, persistency, pertinacity, tenaciousness, persistence
determination, purpose - the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"
tenacity
noun perseverance, resolution, determination, application, resolve, persistence, diligence, intransigence, firmness, stubbornness, inflexibility, obstinacy, steadfastness, obduracy, doggedness, strength of will, strength of purpose, resoluteness, pertinacity, staunchness
Translations
Spanish tenacity [təˈnæsɪtɪ] n → tenacidad f
French tenacity [təˈnæsɪtɪ] n → ténacité f
German tenacity [təˈnæsɪtɪ] n → Zähigkeit f, Hartnäckigkeit f
Italian tenacity [təˈnæsɪtɪ] n → tenacia
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He had in the highest degree a practical tenacity which Pierre lacked, and without fuss or strain on his part this set things going.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
From the glass windows in the drawing-room, I saw long seaweeds and gigantic fuci and varech, of which the open polar sea contains so many specimens, with their sharp polished filaments; they measured about 300 yards in length-- real cables, thicker than one's thumb; and, having great tenacity, they are often used as ropes for vessels.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
She was delighted to talk again of the country in which her youth was spent, and it was a pleasure to her to recall scenes and people that had remained in her memory with the tenacity peculiar to her class.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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