tenacity

Questions about tenacity

What does tenacity mean?

tenacity means "persistent determination".

How many syllables are in tenacity?

tenacity has 4 syllables: te-nac-i-ty. The stress falls on "nac". In IPA it is /təˈnæsɪti/.

What is another word for tenacity?

Close synonyms include doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenaciousness. 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 tenacity a common word?

tenacity is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.