Clues for the word "TENACITY"
We've had 16 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 26 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on September 16, 2025.
Definition of tenacity
- n. - The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose.
- n. - That quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of attraction; -- as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.
- n. - That quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness; viscosity.
- n. - The greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder, -- usually expressed with reference to a unit area of the cross section of the substance, as the number of pounds per square inch, or kilograms per square centimeter, necessary to produce rupture.
Referring Clues
- Bulldog's quality
- Stick-to-it-iveness
- Doggedness
- Persistence
- Stick-to-itiveness
- Determination
- Resolve
- Resolution
- Doggedly continuing commentary on Coventry v. Leicester after a red card each?
- Bulldog quality
- Number a town that's owned by a bulldog
- Spoiled neat town's determination
- Perseverance, doggedness
- Resolve what cross may mean at a financial centre
- A gripping quality evinced by hangers-on?
- Obstinacy
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - September 16, 2025
- Daily Quick - June 01, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 18, 2022
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 27, 2017
- Netword - June 15, 2016
- Guardian Prize - November 28, 2015
- LA Times - July 28, 2015
- Guardian Quick - March 27, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 25, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 08, 2014
- Guardian Quick - November 09, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - March 13, 2013
- Guardian Quiptic - February 04, 2013
- LA Times - December 30, 2012
- Guardian Speedy - October 07, 2012
- LA Times - November 22, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 15, 2010
- New York Times - February 25, 2010
- Guardian Quick - July 08, 2009
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 01, 2009
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 13, 2007
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 20, 2006
- USA Today - September 09, 2003
- Guardian Cryptic - November 25, 1999
- New York Times - November 06, 1999
- New York Times - September 04, 1998