tenacity C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /təˈnæsəti/ UK /təˈnæs.ɪ.ti/ See IPA manual Freq #23901 Meanings 1 noun The quality of being determined and refusing to give up. Her tenacity finally won her the championship after years of trying. 2 noun The quality of holding firmly together or sticking to something. The glue's tenacity meant the joint never came apart. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... determinationpersistencyperseverancestubbornnesstenaciousness 2 noun · the quality of holding... adhesivenessviscosity More cohesiveness ↔ Opposites brittlenessfragilitymobility Word family Related forms tenacioustenaciously Etymology AI details From tenac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French ténacité, from Latin tenācitās. ténacité Middle French tenācitās Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tenacity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /təˈnæsəti/ **IPA (UK):** /təˈnæs.ɪ.ti/ **Frequency rank:** 23901 ## Meanings 1. The quality of being determined and refusing to give up. 2. The quality of holding firmly together or sticking to something. ## Examples - Her tenacity finally won her the championship after years of trying. - The glue's tenacity meant the joint never came apart. ## Synonyms - cohesiveness ## Antonyms - brittleness - fragility - mobility ## Related Forms - tenacious - tenaciously ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ténacité - Root: tenācitās ## Etymology From tenac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French ténacité, from Latin tenācitās. ## AI Etymology Tenacity is from tenac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French ténacité, from Latin tenācitās. In present-day use, it can mean the quality of being determined and refusing to give up, or the quality of holding firmly together or sticking to something. Related vocabulary includes tenacious and tenaciously. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown