Letters that make tenacious
s, a, o, e, n, c, t, i, u are letters that make 'tenacious'
Words within tenacious
te, CIO, NAC, AC, IOU, Ci, en, ten, ci, US, Io, Ac, Na, Te are words within 'tenacious'
s, a, o, e, n, c, t, i, u are letters that make 'tenacious'
te, CIO, NAC, AC, IOU, Ci, en, ten, ci, US, Io, Ac, Na, Te are words within 'tenacious'
3 possible definitions for 'tenacious'
Under this definition, tenacious is an adjective and has the following properties:
persistent, dour, unyielding, dogged, pertinacious have the same meaning as 'tenacious'
adamance, obduracy, unyieldingness, doggedness, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity, perseverance, persistence are derivatives of 'tenacious'.
stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate are similar to 'tenacious'.
"dogged persistence", "dour determination", "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics", "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot, "men tenacious of opinion"
Under this definition, tenacious is an adjective and has the following properties:
retentive, long, recollective have the same meaning as 'tenacious'
unretentive, forgetful, short have the opposite meaning of 'tenacious'
doggedness, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity, retention, perseverance, retentiveness, retentivity, retrieve, call back, recollect, retain, remember, think, call up, persistence, recall, memory are derivatives of 'tenacious'.
"a retentive mind", "tenacious memory"
Under this definition, tenacious is an adjective and has the following properties:
coherent has the same meaning as tenacious
adhere, cleave, cohere, coherence, coherency, cohesiveness, cohesion, cling, stick are derivatives of 'tenacious'.
adhesive is similar to tenacious.
"two coherent sheets", "tenacious burrs"