tenacity Synonyms & Antonyms
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Tenacity as a Noun
The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness.
The quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force, as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.
The effect of this attraction, cohesiveness.
The quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness, viscosity.
The greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder, usually expressed with reference to a unit area of the cross section of the substance, as the number of pounds per square inch, or kilograms per square centimeter, necessary to produce rupture.
Word Forms & Grammar
tenacity (countable and uncountable, plural tenacities)
Words That Rhyme With Tenacity
Origin of Tenacity
From Middle French ténacité, from Latin tenācitās (whence -acity).
Tenacity in Brief
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /təˈnæs.ɪ.ti/ |
| Syllables | 4 |
| Meaning | The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness |
| Plural | tenacities |
How to Pronounce Tenacity
Tenacity is pronounced /təˈnæs.ɪ.ti/ and has 4 syllables, with the main stress on the second syllable (næs).