# tenacious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /təˈneɪʃəs/ · frequency rank #27,677

## Definitions
1. Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.
2. Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged.
3. Holding together; cohesive.
4. Having a good memory; retentive.

## Etymology
From Latin tenāx (“holding fast, clinging”), from tenēre (“to hold”), + -ious.

## Common misspellings (12)
`etnacious`, `teancious`, `tenaccious`, `tenaciosu`, `tenaciouss`, `tenaciuos`, `tenacoius`, `tenaicous`, `tencaious`, `tennacious`, `tneacious`, `ttenacious`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tenacious