tenere — etymological root (Latin) | The Missing Workbook

tenere Latin

# tenere

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Latin
**Slug:** tenere-2

## Words From This Root
- discontinue - to cease, stop, or put an end to something
- continently - in a self-restrained manner; with moderation or abstinence
- tenantless - having no tenant or occupant; vacant
- continuum - a continuous sequence with no sharp divisions
- incontinently - without restraint; (archaic) immediately or at once
- continence - self-restraint, especially regarding bodily appetites
- discontinuity - a break, gap, or lack of continuity in something
- discontinuous - having breaks or interruptions; not continuous
- incontinent - unable to control bodily discharges; lacking self-restraint
- retentiveness - the capacity to retain or remember things, especially knowledge
- tenaciousness - the quality of holding firmly to a course or purpose
- tenet - a principle or belief held as part of a doctrine
- detainment - the act of detaining or being held in custody
- discontent - a feeling of dissatisfaction or restless unhappiness
- discontinuously - in an intermittent or broken manner; not continuously
- noncontinuous - not continuous; interrupted or discrete
- obtainer - a person who acquires or gets possession of something
- obtainment - the act of acquiring or securing something
- pertinacity - stubborn persistence or determination
- pertinence - relevance to the matter at hand
- retainer - a fee paid to secure services; a servant or device that holds something in place
- retentionist - one who advocates keeping something, especially the death penalty
- retentivity - the capacity to retain something, especially memory or magnetism
- tenancy - the possession or occupation of land or property by rental tenure
- tenement - a run-down apartment building, especially in a poor urban area

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Words from this root (25)

discontinue C2+

/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/ to cease, stop, or put an end to something M S

continently C2+

/ˈkɑntɪnəntli/ in a self-restrained manner; with moderation or abstinence M S

/ˈtɛnəntləs/ having no tenant or occupant; vacant M S

/kənˈtɪnjuəm/ a continuous sequence with no sharp divisions M S

incontinently C2+

/ɪnˈkɑntɪnəntli/ without restraint; (archaic) immediately or at once M S

/ˈkɑntənəns/ self-restraint, especially regarding bodily appetites M S

discontinuity C2+

/ˌdɪskɑntəˈnuəti/ a break, gap, or lack of continuity in something M S

discontinuous C2+

/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs/ having breaks or interruptions; not continuous M S

incontinent C2+

/ɪnˈkɑntɪnənt/ unable to control bodily discharges; lacking self-restraint M S

retentiveness C2+

/rɪˈtɛntɪvnəs/ the capacity to retain or remember things, especially knowledge M S

tenaciousness C2+

/təˈneɪʃəsnəs/ the quality of holding firmly to a course or purpose M S

/ˈtɛnɪt/ a principle or belief held as part of a doctrine M S

/dɪˈteɪnmənt/ the act of detaining or being held in custody M S

/ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/ a feeling of dissatisfaction or restless unhappiness M S

discontinuously C2+

/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəsli/ in an intermittent or broken manner; not continuously M S

noncontinuous C2+

/ˌnɑnkənˈtɪnjuəs/ not continuous; interrupted or discrete M S

/əbˈteɪnɚ/ a person who acquires or gets possession of something M S

/əbˈteɪnmənt/ the act of acquiring or securing something M S

pertinacity C2+

/ˌpɜrtɪˈnæsɪti/ stubborn persistence or determination M S

/ˈpɜrtɪnəns/ relevance to the matter at hand M S

/rɪˈteɪnɚ/ a fee paid to secure services; a servant or device that holds something in place M S

retentionist C2+

/rɪˈtɛnʃənɪst/ one who advocates keeping something, especially the death penalty M S

retentivity C2+

/ˌritɛnˈtɪvəti/ the capacity to retain something, especially memory or magnetism M S

/ˈtɛnənsi/ the possession or occupation of land or property by rental tenure M S

/ˈtɛnəmənt/ a run-down apartment building, especially in a poor urban area M S