tenacity

Definition

The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness.

Etymology

From tenac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French ténacité, from Latin tenācitās.

Example Sentences

• "Like the Cuscus of the Moluccas, the Galeopithecus feeds chiefly on leaves, and possesses a very voluminous stomach and long convoluted intestines. The brain is very small, and the animal possesses such remarkable tenacity of life, that it is exceedingly difficult to kill it by any ordinary means."
• "— Our opponents may be younger, faster and less out of shape than we are, but we have something they’ll never have! — Tenure? — Tenacity!"

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