tenaciousness
101tenacious — [tɪ neɪʃəs] adjective 1》 not readily relinquishing something; keeping a firm hold. 2》 persisting in existence: a tenacious illness. Derivatives tenaciously adverb tenaciousness noun tenacity tɪ nasɪti noun Origin …
102obstinacy — n. 1. Stubbornness, doggedness, headiness, wilfulness, perversity, contumacy, obduracy, inflexibility, pertinacity, persistency, firmness, resoluteness. 2. Fixedness, immovability, stubbornness, tenacity, tenaciousness …
103tenacity — n. 1. Retentiveness, tenaciousness. 2. Adhesiveness, cohesiveness, glutinousness, viscidity, toughness. 3. Stubbornness, pertinacity, obstinacy, firmness, persistency …
104tenacious — adjective determined to do something and unwilling to stop trying even when the situation becomes difficult tenaciously adverb tenaciousness or tenacity noun (U) …
105obstinacy — noun Zach s obstinacy contributed to his unfavorable performance evaluation Syn: stubbornness, inflexibility, intransigence, intractability, obduracy, mulishness, pigheadedness, willfulness, contrariness, perversity, recalcitrance, refractoriness …
106resolution — noun 1) her resolution not to smoke Syn: intention, resolve, decision, intent, aim, plan; commitment, pledge, promise 2) the committee passed the resolution Syn: motion, proposal, pr …
107will — I verb accidents will happen Syn: tend to, have a tendency to, are bound to, do, are going to, must II 1. noun 1) the will to succeed Syn: determination, willpower, strength of character, resolution, resolve …
108grip — n *hold, grasp, clutch Analogous words: tenaciousness, toughness, stoutness (see corresponding adjectives at STRONG): *power, force: duress, coercion, restraint, constraint (see FORCE) …
109strength — *power, force, might, energy, puissance Analogous words: stoutness, sturdiness, toughness, tenaciousness (see corresponding adjectives at STRONG): soundness, healthiness (see corresponding adjectives at HEALTHY): *possessions, means, resources,… …
110adherence — n 1. attachment, devotion, constancy, faithfulness, fidelity, fealty, loyalty, allegiance; compliance, obedience, abidance, acquiescence, concurrence, observance, respect, acknowledgment, assent. 2. adhesion, cohesion, cohesiveness; cementation,… …
