tenacious
Clinging to an object or surfaceClinging to an object or surface; adhesive.
» Tom was tenacious.
Том был настойчив.
Meaning
4 sensesClinging to an object or surface; adhesive.
fest haftend, festklebend, klebrig
вя́зкийvjázkij, ли́пкийlípkij, кле́йкийkléjkij
чіпкийčipkyj, липкийlypkyj
Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged.
hartnäckig, beharrlich, zäh
упря́мыйuprjámyj, упо́рныйupórnyj, насто́йчивыйnastójčivyj
непоступливийnepostuplyvyj, наполегливийnapolehlyvyj, впертийvpertyj
Holding together; cohesive.
zusammenhaftend
связующийsvjazujuščij
sticking together
Having a good memory; retentive.
gedächtnisstark
кре́пкийkrépkij, це́пкийcépkij
good at remembering
Examples
12 sentencesTom was tenacious.
ruТом был настойчив.
Victory belongs to the most tenacious.
Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts.
ruМетафоры запоминаются намного лучше фактов.
Tom is tenacious, isn't he?
Sami was a tenacious person.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
From Latin tenāx (“holding fast, clinging”), from tenēre (“to hold”), + -ious.From Latin tenāx (“holding fast, clinging”), from tenēre (“to hold”), + -ious.
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Forms
more tenacious, most tenacious| Comparative | more tenacious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most tenacious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
15 synonyms- sticking together:coherent
- good at remembering:retentiverecollectivelong
- stubbornly unyielding:doggeddourpersistentpertinaciousunyielding
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form