tenace

Meaning

  1. long-lasting
  2. tenacious, persistent

Concepts

tenacious
dogged
stubborn
persistent
obstinate
pertinacious
tough
retentive
relentless
viscid
viscous

insistent

persevering
glutinous
gluey
gooey
hard-bitten
intractable
jammy
limy
moist
nagging
obstinately
pertinaciously
refractory
ropy
steadfast
sticky
stiff
stiff-necked
strong
stubbornly
tacky
unswerving
unyielding

firmly rooted

like a dog with a bone
adamantine

strongheaded

adhesive
besetting
bossily
bulldog
clammy
coherent
confirmed
deep-seated
doggedly
do-or-die
dour
Synonyms

obstiné
21k
têtu
C1
visqueux
25k
gluant
23k
opiniâtre
persévérant
45k
persistant
35k
cohérent
C2
persévérer
26k
😣
pressant
27k
résistant
C2
solide
B2
enraciné
farouchement
47k
glutineux
poisseux
40k

s’efforcer

mordicus
obstinée
30k
acharné
C2
acharnée
31k
bouledogue
39k
collant
C2
déterminé
C1
ferme
A2
fort
A1
importun
48k
inflexible
28k
Translations

tenaz
tenaç
tenace
zäh
hartnäckig
beharrlich
tenaz
hardnekkig
inatçı
yapışkan
eigensinnig
vasthoudend
koppig
teimoso
viskos
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tə.nas/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin
tenāx
Cognate with Old French
tenais
In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin tenāx. Compare inherited Old French tenais.

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