Definitions for tenacities

tenacities te·nac·i·ty

Spelling: [tuh-nas-i-tee]
IPA: /təˈnæs ɪ ti/

Tenacities is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 447 anagrams from letters in tenacities (aceeiinstt).

Definitions for tenacities

noun

  1. the quality of being tenacious, or of holding fast; persistence:
  2. the quality of retaining something:
  3. the quality or property of holding together firmly:

Origin of tenacities

1520-30; Latin tenācitās equivalent to tenāc- (stem of tenāx) holding fast, derivative of tenēre to hold + -itās -ity2

Examples for tenacities

"Yet it is evidence of a kind," insisted Carruthers, with the tenacity of a bull-dog.

Harding attacked her routines with a resilience and tenacity that reflected her training and upbringing.

The tenacity of this straw makes it very valuable for such purposes.

Here was a combination of the tenacity of steel with much of the flexibility of rope.

I was somewhat irritated at the tenacity of this amiable diplomatist.

Part of this tenacity, says McDaniel, seems born of his own struggle.

Duran believe that patience and tenacity helped things progress this far and they will be required in order for continued success.

She clung to appearances with a tenacity that nothing could shake.

Sometimes this tenacity breaks its bounds, spilling into the primitive.

Kim approached her career with tenacity and sincerity; any sort of coolness, remove, or privacy was not a luxury she could afford.

Word Value for tenacities
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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