Meaning & use
Tenaciousness
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The quality of holding firmly to a purpose, belief, or object; persistence.
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Her tenaciousness in pursuing the case eventually led to the wrongful conviction being overturned.
The startup survived its early years through sheer tenaciousness.
A note on using this word
Tenaciousness and 'tenacity' are near-synonyms, but 'tenacity' is far more common in everyday use.
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Words with an opposite meaning
laxityirresolution
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