"tenacious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /təˈneɪʃəs/ Audio: en-us-tenacious.ogg [US], en-au-tenacious.ogg [Australia] Forms: more tenacious [comparative], most tenacious [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪʃəs Etymology: From Latin tenāx (“holding fast, clinging”), from tenēre (“to hold”), + -ious. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ten-}}, {{uder|en|la|tenāx||holding fast, clinging}} Latin tenāx (“holding fast, clinging”), {{m|la|teneo|tenēre|to hold}} tenēre (“to hold”), {{suffix|en||ious}} + -ious Head templates: {{en-adj}} tenacious (comparative more tenacious, superlative most tenacious)
  1. Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive. Synonyms (clinging to an object or surface): clingsome Translations (clinging to an object or surface; adhesive): կպչուն (kpčʻun) (Armenian), կառչուն (kaṙčʻun) (Armenian), բռնունակ (bṙnunak) (Armenian), yapışan (Azerbaijani), yapışqan (Azerbaijani), özlü (Azerbaijani), лепкав (lepkav) (Bulgarian), tenaca (Esperanto), tarttuva (Finnish), tarrautuva (Finnish), fest haftend (German), festklebend (German), klebrig (German), fastheldinn (Icelandic), greamúsach (Irish), tenax (Latin), ле́плив (lépliv) (Macedonian), یاپشقان (yapışkan) (Ottoman Turkish), lepki (Polish), aderente (Portuguese), tenaz (Portuguese), вя́зкий (vjázkij) (Russian), ли́пкий (lípkij) (Russian), кле́йкий (kléjkij) (Russian), aferrado (Spanish), fasthållande (Swedish), fasthängande (Swedish), klibbig (Swedish), seg (Swedish), fast (Swedish), yapışkan (Turkish), sıkıca tutan (Turkish), чіпкий (čipkyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), липкий (lypkyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-tenacious-en-adj-K3iLCU7y Disambiguation of 'clinging to an object or surface': 73 7 17 2 Disambiguation of 'clinging to an object or surface; adhesive': 81 5 13 2
  2. Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged. Synonyms (unwilling to yield or give up): pigheaded Translations (unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged): հաստատակամ (hastatakam) (Armenian), համառ (hamaṙ) (Armenian), tərs (Azerbaijani), inadkar (Azerbaijani), kəc (Azerbaijani), упорит (uporit) (Bulgarian), tenaç (Catalan), 頑強 (Chinese Mandarin), 顽强 (wánqiáng) (Chinese Mandarin), hardnekkig (Dutch), tenaca (Esperanto), sitkeä (Finnish), sinnikäs (Finnish), itsepintainen (Finnish), itsepäinen (Finnish), tenace (French), releón (Galician), tenaz (Galician), porfiado (Galician), teimudo (Galician), hartnäckig (German), beharrlich (German), πεισματάρης (peismatáris) (Greek), עיקש (ikésh) (Hebrew), elszánt (Hungarian), kitartó (Hungarian), állhatatos (Hungarian), makacs (Hungarian), szívós (Hungarian), þrár (Icelandic), þolgóður (Icelandic), ötull (Icelandic), ngotot (Indonesian), 頑強な (gankyō na) (alt: がんきょうな) (Japanese), ស៊ូ (suu) (Khmer), tenax (Latin), у́порен (úporen) (Macedonian), жи́лав (žílav) (Macedonian), твр́доглав (tvŕdoglav) (Macedonian), ᡶᡳᠯᡳ (fili) (Manchu), rae pakari (Maori), urupū (Maori), aumangea (Maori), aumangeo (Maori), hardnakket (Norwegian Bokmål), urokkelig (Norwegian Bokmål), یاپشقان (yapışkan) (Ottoman Turkish), uparty (Polish), wytrwały (Polish), zawzięty (Polish), tenaz (Portuguese), teimoso (Portuguese), porfiado (Portuguese), упря́мый (uprjámyj) (Russian), упо́рный (upórnyj) (Russian), насто́йчивый (nastójčivyj) (Russian), tenaz (Spanish), tesonero (Spanish), keukeuh (Sundanese), fast (Swedish), orubblig (Swedish), hårdnackad (Swedish), ihärdig (Swedish), seglivad (Swedish), ståndaktig (Swedish), inatçı (Turkish), bildiğinden şaşmaz (Turkish), dik kafalı (Turkish), непоступливий (nepostuplyvyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), наполегливий (napolehlyvyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), впертий (vpertyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-tenacious-en-adj-rmNQBwrF Disambiguation of 'unwilling to yield or give up': 3 90 6 1 Disambiguation of 'unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged': 8 75 14 3
  3. Holding together; cohesive. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms (holding together): coherent Translations (holding together; cohesive): sitkeä (Finnish), luja (Finnish), zusammenhaftend (German), haldgóður (Icelandic), spoisty (Polish), spójny (Polish), zwarty (Polish), связующий (svjazujuščij) (Russian), seg (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-tenacious-en-adj-zMATovKE Disambiguation of Personality: 14 7 68 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ious, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 23 47 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ious: 26 27 39 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 23 29 40 8 Disambiguation of 'holding together': 14 10 73 3 Disambiguation of 'holding together; cohesive': 10 7 81 2
  4. Having a good memory; retentive. Synonyms (having a good memory): elephantlike Translations (having a good memory; retentive): ուժեղ (užeġ) (Armenian), hyvämuistinen (Finnish), gedächtnisstark (German), minnisgóður (Icelandic), mahatadidy betsaka (Malagasy), trwały (Polish), кре́пкий (krépkij) (Russian), це́пкий (cépkij) (Russian), säker (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-tenacious-en-adj-R9oR9lcg Disambiguation of 'having a good memory': 2 3 4 90 Disambiguation of 'having a good memory; retentive': 3 2 3 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sticky, adhesive, steadfast, obstinate, cohesive, memorious Related terms: tenaciously, tenaciousness, tenacity

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          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "word": "tenaca"
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          "_dis1": "81 5 13 2",
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          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "word": "tarttuva"
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          "lang": "Icelandic",
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "word": "greamúsach"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "lépliv",
          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "word": "ле́плив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 5 13 2",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "yapışkan",
          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "word": "یاپشقان"
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          "_dis1": "81 5 13 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "word": "lepki"
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          "_dis1": "81 5 13 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "word": "aderente"
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          "_dis1": "81 5 13 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
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          "lang": "Russian",
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          "word": "вя́зкий"
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          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "word": "ли́пкий"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "word": "кле́йкий"
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          "code": "es",
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          "word": "aferrado"
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          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "word": "fasthängande"
        },
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          "_dis1": "81 5 13 2",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "word": "seg"
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        {
          "_dis1": "81 5 13 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "word": "fast"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 5 13 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "word": "yapışkan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 5 13 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "word": "sıkıca tutan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 5 13 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "čipkyj",
          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "чіпкий"
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          "_dis1": "81 5 13 2",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
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          "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "3 90 6 1",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield or give up",
          "word": "pigheaded"
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          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "hastatakam",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "հաստատակամ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "hamaṙ",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "համառ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "tərs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "inadkar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "kəc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "uporit",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "упорит"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "tenaç"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "頑強"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wánqiáng",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "顽强"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "hardnekkig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "tenaca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "sitkeä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "sinnikäs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "itsepintainen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "itsepäinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "tenace"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "releón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "tenaz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "porfiado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "teimudo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "hartnäckig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "beharrlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "peismatáris",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "πεισματάρης"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ikésh",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "עיקש"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "elszánt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "kitartó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "állhatatos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "makacs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "szívós"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "þrár"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 75 14 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
          "word": "þolgóður"
        },
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "lepkav",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "лепкав"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "tenaca"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "tarttuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "tarrautuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "fest haftend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "festklebend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "klebrig"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "fastheldinn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "greamúsach"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "tenax"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "lépliv",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "ле́плив"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yapışkan",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "یاپشقان"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "lepki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "aderente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "tenaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vjázkij",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "вя́зкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lípkij",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "ли́пкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kléjkij",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "кле́йкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "aferrado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "fasthållande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "fasthängande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "klibbig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "seg"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "fast"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "yapışkan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "word": "sıkıca tutan"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čipkyj",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "чіпкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lypkyj",
      "sense": "clinging to an object or surface; adhesive",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "липкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hastatakam",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "հաստատակամ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hamaṙ",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "համառ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "tərs"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "inadkar"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "kəc"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uporit",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "упорит"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "tenaç"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "頑強"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wánqiáng",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "顽强"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "hardnekkig"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "tenaca"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "sitkeä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "sinnikäs"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "itsepintainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "itsepäinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "tenace"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "releón"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "tenaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "porfiado"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "teimudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "hartnäckig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "beharrlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "peismatáris",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "πεισματάρης"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ikésh",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "עיקש"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "elszánt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "kitartó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "állhatatos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "makacs"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "szívós"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "þrár"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "þolgóður"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "ötull"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "ngotot"
    },
    {
      "alt": "がんきょうな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gankyō na",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "頑強な"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "suu",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "ស៊ូ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "tenax"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "úporen",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "у́порен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "žílav",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "жи́лав"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "tvŕdoglav",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "твр́доглав"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "roman": "fili",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "ᡶᡳᠯᡳ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "rae pakari"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "urupū"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "aumangea"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "aumangeo"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "hardnakket"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "urokkelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yapışkan",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "یاپشقان"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "uparty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "wytrwały"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "zawzięty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "tenaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "teimoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "porfiado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uprjámyj",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "упря́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upórnyj",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "упо́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nastójčivyj",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "насто́йчивый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "tenaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "tesonero"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "keukeuh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "fast"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "orubblig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "hårdnackad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "ihärdig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "seglivad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "ståndaktig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "inatçı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "bildiğinden şaşmaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "word": "dik kafalı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nepostuplyvyj",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "непоступливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "napolehlyvyj",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "наполегливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vpertyj",
      "sense": "unwilling to yield from a point of view etc; dogged",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "впертий"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "holding together; cohesive",
      "word": "sitkeä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "holding together; cohesive",
      "word": "luja"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "holding together; cohesive",
      "word": "zusammenhaftend"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "holding together; cohesive",
      "word": "haldgóður"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "holding together; cohesive",
      "word": "spoisty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "holding together; cohesive",
      "word": "spójny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "holding together; cohesive",
      "word": "zwarty"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svjazujuščij",
      "sense": "holding together; cohesive",
      "word": "связующий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "holding together; cohesive",
      "word": "seg"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "užeġ",
      "sense": "having a good memory; retentive",
      "word": "ուժեղ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a good memory; retentive",
      "word": "hyvämuistinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having a good memory; retentive",
      "word": "gedächtnisstark"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "having a good memory; retentive",
      "word": "minnisgóður"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "sense": "having a good memory; retentive",
      "word": "mahatadidy betsaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having a good memory; retentive",
      "word": "trwały"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krépkij",
      "sense": "having a good memory; retentive",
      "word": "кре́пкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "cépkij",
      "sense": "having a good memory; retentive",
      "word": "це́пкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having a good memory; retentive",
      "word": "säker"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tenacious"
}

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