Word a Day
tenacity
What does tenacity mean?
tenacity (noun): persistent determination.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use tenacity in a sentence?
- I admire your tenacity. (Tatoeba sentence #2949920 by Hybrid, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce tenacity?
/təˈnæsɪti/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does tenacity come from?
From Middle French ténacité, from Latin tenācitās (whence -acity).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of tenacity?
Words related to tenacity
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “tenacity” mean?
persistent determination
Right! That's what “tenacity” means.
a minor short-term fight
Not quite: that's what skirmish means.
a humorous play on words
Not quite: that's what pun means.
an obstacle to attention
Not quite: that's what distraction means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “tenacity”?
satisfaction
Not quite: satisfaction means something else.
appreciation
Not quite: appreciation means something else.
confirmation
Not quite: confirmation means something else.
perseverance
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