tenacious

CEFRC1

/təˈneɪʃəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not giving up easily.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Holding together; cohesive.

Examples

  • Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts.

  • The detective was tenacious in his search for the missing evidence.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged.

  2. Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.

  3. Having a good memory; retentive.

More examples

In context

  • To survive in a hostile environment, one must be able to improvise and be tenacious.

  • The quagmiry road, trodden into tenacious paste by the long file of human beings ahead […]

Synonyms

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The blank grip of the climber saved him from falling off the steep cliff.

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Origin

adjective

From Latin tenāx (“holding fast, clinging”), from tenēre (“to hold”), + -ious.