tenacities
Stubborn holding powers
Tenacities is the plural of tenacity, the quality of holding firmly to something—a grip, a belief, a goal.
The word implies persistent determination in the face of obstacles: The tenacities of the various factions made compromise impossible.
The plural typically appears when describing multiple instances or varieties of stubborn persistence.
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
- stubbornnessRefusal to yield
- resolveFirmness of purpose
grit · steadfastness · persistence · relentlessness · unwavering · endurance · fortitude · staying power
State of clinging fast
- clingingGripping without release
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- clutchingHolding tightly onto
attachment · sticking · bonding · fastening · anchoring · purchase · clamping · latching
Capacity to recover quickly
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- durabilityResistance to wear
- enduringPersisting through time
survival instinct · adaptability · robustness · stamina · vitality · will to live · resistance · weathering
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
- stubbornnessRefusal to yield
resolve · grit · steadfastness · persistence · relentlessness · unwavering · endurance · fortitude · staying power · bulldoggedness
adhesion
State of clinging fast
clutching · attachment · sticking · bonding · fastening · anchoring · purchase · clamping · latching · securing
resilience
Capacity to recover quickly
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- durabilityResistance to wear
enduring · survival instinct · adaptability · robustness · stamina · vitality · will to live · resistance · weathering · hanging on
tenacitiessurrenders
Ceases resistance formally
capitulations · resignations · abandonments · defeatisms · irresolutions
tenacitiesslipperiness
Lack of grip
looseness · slackness · release · letting go · releases
tenacitiesindecisions
Failures to choose
indecisiveness · irresoluteness · hesitancies · waverings · uncertainties
persistent, tenacity, tenacious, indefatigable, tenaciously, tenaciousness