Found 2 items, similar to tenaciousness.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: tenaciousness
tenaciousness
n : persistent determination [syn:
doggedness,
perseverance,
persistence,
persistency,
tenacity,
pertinacity]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tenaciousness
Tenacious
\Te*na"cious\, a. [L. tenax, -acis, from tenere to
hold. See
Tenable, and cf.
Tenace.]
1. Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain
what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just
rights.
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2. Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory.
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3. Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough;
as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than
oil. --Sir I. Newton.
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4. Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous;
sticking; adhesive.
“Female feet, too weak to struggle
with tenacious clay.” --Cowper.
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5. Niggardly; closefisted; miserly. --Ainsworth.
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6. Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate;
stubborn.
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Te*na"cious*ly, adv. --
Te*na"cious*ness, n.
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