1 a : not easily pulled apart : COHESIVE -a tenacious metal- b : tending to adhere or cling especially to another substance -tenacious burs-
2 a : persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired -a tenacious advocate of civil rights- -tenacious negotiators- b : RETENTIVE -a tenacious memory-
synonym – STRONG
One of the favorite words around the company I work for is tenacious. That is how the company approaches every single project… we will stick to it until we achieve the goal we seek. Tenacious is a word that is used in Spanish quite a bit. It is an adjective that is very common used to describe people and situations. English has a lot of words in the vocabulary but are not used as much as they should. I find myself running out of words to describe things when I write in English, and it is not for the lack of language register but rather because I would either sound elitist or be accused of using “big words.”
Languages are a beautiful thing, and I believe that English is not used to its fullest potential. While I believe that one can be a lot more descriptive in Spanish, I think a similar level can be accomplished in English if more people accepted a wider range of vocabulary. Stories told between friends would be a lot more picturesque; story telling would be revived as an art form. You first have to love the language, then learn it and ultimately use it with tenacity.