Antonyms for tenacity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tuh-nas-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : təˈnæs ɪ ti


Definition of tenacity

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French ténacité (14c.), from Latin tenacitas "the act of holding fast," from tenax (genitive tenacis) "tough, holding fast," from tenere "to hold" (see tenet).
  • noun diligence, stubbornness
Example sentences :
  • She clung to appearances with a tenacity that nothing could shake.
  • Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • The tenacity of this straw makes it very valuable for such purposes.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • I was somewhat irritated at the tenacity of this amiable diplomatist.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Here was a combination of the tenacity of steel with much of the flexibility of rope.
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
  • "Yet it is evidence of a kind," insisted Carruthers, with the tenacity of a bull-dog.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • I am the more struck with this tenacity, when I see its work.
  • Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • But for all that, the pluck and tenacity of Ulstermen are undeniable.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • He proved his tenacity, his mastery of men, and the greatness of his resolution and daring.
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
  • They had no religious creed to which they adhered with any tenacity.
  • Extract from : « Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi » by John S. C. Abbott
  • There is one peculiar thing, that tenacity varies with the form of the body.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe

Synonyms for tenacity

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