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tenacity noun [ tɪˈnasɪti ]

• the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.
• "the sheer tenacity of the limpet"
Similar: persistence, pertinacity, determination, perseverance, doggedness, tenaciousness, single-mindedness, strength of will, firmness of purpose, strength of purpose, fixity of purpose, bulldog spirit, tirelessness, indefatigability, resolution, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, patience, purposefulness, staunchness, steadfastness, constancy, staying power, application, diligence, assiduity, sedulousness, insistence, relentlessness, inexorability, inexorableness, implacability, inflexibility, stubbornness, intransigence, obstinacy, obduracy, obdurateness, Sitzfleisch, stickability, stick-to-it-iveness, continuance, perseveration,
Opposite: irresolution, lack of resolve,


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