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. — odexed
Victory belongs to the most tenacious.
Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts.
ruМетафоры запоминаются намного лучше фактов. — shanghainese
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.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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