tenacious

(tə-nā'shəs)
adj.

1. Holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view.
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.

[From Latin tenāx, tenāc-, holding fast, from tenēre, to hold.]

tenaciously te·na'cious·ly adv.
tenaciousness te·na'cious·ness n.

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adjective

1. Tenaciously unwilling to yield: bullheaded, dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, stiff-necked, willful. See resist/yield.
2. Persistently holding to something: clinging, fast, firm¹, secure, tight. See free/unfree, tighten/loosen.

adj

Definition: sticky
Antonyms: loose, slack, unattached

adj

Definition: strong, unyielding
Antonyms: surrendering, weak, yielding

IN BRIEF: Holding fast; stubborn.

When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious. — Edna O'Brien

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Viscid; adhesive.

For a list of words related to tenacious, see:

• Dominant, Stubborn, Proud, or Confident

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - klæbrig, sej, sammenhængende, stædig

Nederlands (Dutch)
vasthoudend, diepgeworteld (figuurlijk)

Français (French)
adj. - tenace, obstiné

Deutsch (German)
adj. - festhaltend, beharrlich, hartnäckig, zäh, klebrig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συνεκτικός, ανυποχώρητος, επίμονος, έμμονος, πεισματικός, ισχυρός, ανθεκτικός

Italiano (Italian)
tenace, perseverante, fermo, ostinato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tenaz, persistente, aderente

Русский (Russian)
цепкий, настойчивый, живучий, настойчивый, (фиг.) прилипчивый, неотвязный, прочный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - tenaz, firme

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fast, säker, sammanhållande, orubblig, ihärdig, hårdnackad, klibbig, seg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
紧握的, 强的, 坚持的, 固执的, 顽强的, 坚韧的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 緊握的, 強的, 堅持的, 固執的, 頑強的, 堅韌的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 고집하는, 참을성 있는, 잊지 않는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 固執する, 辛抱強い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) دبق او لزج, متماسك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מחזיק, תופס בחוזקה, לא מרפה, עקשן, לא מוותר, החלטי‬

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