Tenacious definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

tenacious in American English · 1. (often fol. by of). holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold. a tenacious grip on my arm. tenacious of old habits · 2 ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglishthoughvideo Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'tenacious'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× tenacious (tɪneɪʃəs ) 1. adjective Ifyouaretenacious,youareverydeterminedanddonotgiveupeasily. Sheisverytenaciousandwillworkhardandlongtoachieveobjectives. HeisregardedattheBBCasatenaciousandpersistentinterviewer. Synonyms:stubborn,dogged,determined,persistent MoreSynonymsoftenacious tenaciously adverb[usuallyADVERBafterverb]Inspiteofhisillness,heclungtenaciouslytohisjob. 2. adjective Ifyoudescribesomethingsuchasanideaorbeliefastenacious,youmeanthatithasastronginfluenceonpeopleandisdifficulttochangeorremove. ...aremarkablytenaciousbeliefthatwastodominatefuturetheoriesofmilitary strategy. MoreSynonymsoftenacious COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'tenacious' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'tenacious' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'fartlek' HindiTranslationof'tenacious' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency tenaciousinBritishEnglish (tɪˈneɪʃəs ) adjective1. holdingorgraspingfirmly;forceful atenaciousgrip 2. retentive atenaciousmemory 3. stubbornorpersistent atenaciouscharacter 4. holdingtogetherfirmly;toughorcohesive tenaciouscement 5. tendingtostickoradhere tenaciousmud CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformstenaciously(teˈnaciously)adverb tenaciousness(teˈnaciousness)ortenacity(tɪˈnæsɪtɪ )noun WordoriginC16:fromLatintenāx,fromtenēretohold WordFrequency tenaciousinAmericanEnglish (təˈneɪʃəs ) adjective1.  holdingfirmly atenaciousgrip 2.  thatretainswell;retentive atenaciousmemory 3.  thatholdstogetherstrongly;cohesive;tough atenaciouswood 4.  thatclings;adhesive;sticky 5.  persistent;stubborn tenaciouscourage Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformstenaciously(teˈnaciously) adverb tenaciousness(teˈnaciousness) noun WordoriginLtenax(gen.tenacis)