tenaciousness

Questions about tenaciousness

What does tenaciousness mean?

tenaciousness means "persistent determination".

How many syllables are in tenaciousness?

tenaciousness has 5 syllables: te-na-ci-ou-sness. The stress falls on "ci".

What is another word for tenaciousness?

Close synonyms include doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tenaciousness a common word?

tenaciousness is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.