Clues for the word "TENACITY"

We've had 16 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 25 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on June 01, 2024.

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.