tenaciousness

te·na·cious

T0101400 (tə-nā′shəs)adj.1. a. Extremely persistent in adhering to or doing something; stubborn or relentless: "tenacious defenders of their harsh and pitiless land" (Dee Brown).b. Characterized by extreme persistence; relentless or enduring: tenacious detective work; tenacious superstitions.2. Holding together firmly; cohesive: a tenacious material.3. Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive: tenacious lint.4. Tending to retain; retentive: a tenacious memory.

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[From Latin tenāx, tenāc-, holding fast, from tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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te·na′cious·ly adv.te·nac′i·ty (tə-năs′ĭ-tē), te·na′cious·ness n.

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tenaciousness - persistent determination doggedness, perseverance, persistency, pertinacity, tenacity, persistencedetermination, purpose - the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"

tenaciousness

nounThe quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding:bullheadedness, doggedness, hardheadedness, mulishness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, perverseness, perversity, pigheadedness, tenacity, willfulness.