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- pronunciation:
- t
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
tending to cling to another substance or surface; adhesive; sticky.
Glue is a tenacious substance.- synonyms:
- adhesive, gluey, sticky
- similar words:
- adherent, fast, gummy
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| definition 2: |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes fol. by "of").
That simply being cold can cause one to catch a cold is a false but tenacious idea.The elders of the village were tenacious of the old ways.If you are tenacious, you may realize a dream that seems impossible.- synonyms:
- persevering, persistent, pertinacious
- similar words:
- enduring, resolute, steadfast
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| definition 3: |
holding firmly together; not readily separated; cohesive.
- synonyms:
- cohesive
- similar words:
- fused, sticking
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| definition 4: |
retentive, as a person's memory.
- synonyms:
- retentive
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| related words: |
firm, inflexible, intent, patient, persistent, steady, strong, stubborn |
adverb + (adj.)tenacious
equally, extremely, incredibly, most, remarkably
(adj.)tenacious
+ noun
actress,
advocate,
band,
battle,
belief,
commitment,
competitor,
cousin,
defender,
defense,
detective,
determination,
fight,
fighter,
foe,
grasp,
grip,
hold,
hope,
leadership,
litigator,
lover,
opponent,
politician,
presence,
reporter,
root,
routine,
spirit,
struggle,
style,
will
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| derivations: |
tenaciously (adv.), tenaciousness (n.) |
The word tenacious
contains the following parts:
ten, tin, tain
Latin
root
that means to hold
  Example words:
abstain, abstinence, appertain, attain, contain, container, content, contention, continent, continual, continue, continuous, detain, detention, impertinent, incontinent, lieutenant, maintain, maintenance, obtain, pertain, pertinacious, pertinacity, pertinent, retain, retentive, retinue, sustain, tenable, tenacious, tenacity, tenant, tenement, tenet, tennis, tenor, tenure
-acious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix -acious
forms adjectives from Latinate nouns ending in "-acity," "-acy," or "-ce." Most common adjectives ending in -acious
have a corresponding noun form ending in "-acity."
Example words:
audacious, capacious, fallacious, loquacious, perspicacious, pertinacious, pugnacious, rapacious, tenacious, veracious, vivacious, voracious
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