tenacity
Roget category 327
3. Words relating to matter› 3.2. Inorganic matter
›› 3.2.1. Solid matter
#327.
Tenacity
noun
tenacity,
toughness,
strength —
(cohesion)
46 —
grip,
grasp,
stickiness,
(cohesion)
46 —
sequacity† —
stubbornness
etc.
(obstinacy);;
glue,
cement,
glutinousness†,
sequaciousness†,
viscidity,
(semiliquidity)
352.
leather —
white leather,
whitleather† —
gristle,
cartilage.
unbreakability,
tensile strength.
verb
be tenacious
etc.
adj. —
resist fracture.
grip,
grasp,
stick
(cohesion)
46.
adjective
tenacious,
tough,
strong,
resisting,
sequacious†,
stringy,
gristly cartilaginous,
leathery,
coriaceous†,
tough as whitleather† —
stubborn
etc.
(obstinate)
606.
unbreakable,
indivisible —
atomic.
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