tenacity
/tuh-NASS-ih-tee/nounthe quality of gripping firmly; persistence
“Her tenacity outlasted three rejections and won the grant.”
- Synonyms
- persistence, doggedness, grit
- Antonyms
- irresolution
- Root
- ten- (hold)
- Memory hook
- ten (hold): the strength of your hold.
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