Stubbornness vs. Tenacity — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Stubbornness and Tenacity
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Stubbornness
Refusing to change one's mind or course of action despite pressure to do so; unyielding or resolute.
Tenacity
The quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip
The sheer tenacity of the limpet
Stubbornness
Characterized by a refusal to change one's mind or course of action; dogged or persistent
Stubborn prejudice.
Stubborn earnestness.
Tenacity
Extremely persistent in adhering to or doing something; stubborn or relentless
"tenacious defenders of their harsh and pitiless land" (Dee Brown).
Stubbornness
Difficult to treat or deal with; resistant to treatment or effort
Stubborn soil.
Stubborn stains.
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Tenacity
Characterized by extreme persistence; relentless or enduring
Tenacious detective work.
Tenacious superstitions.
Stubbornness
The state of being stubborn.
What is stubbornness? It is not only refusing to believe a crucial message, but also shunning or at least looking down on those, who stated or believed it in the first place.
Perhaps only when it's found too late for regrets will that person understand.
Perhaps only when it's found too late for regrets will that person understand.
Tenacity
Holding together firmly; cohesive
A tenacious material.
Stubbornness
The trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
Tenacity
Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive
Tenacious lint.
Stubbornness
Resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
Tenacity
Tending to retain; retentive
A tenacious memory.
Tenacity
The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness.
Tenacity
The quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force, as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.
Tenacity
The effect of this attraction, cohesiveness.
Tenacity
The quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness, viscosity.
Tenacity
(physics) 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.
Tenacity
The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose.
Tenacity
That quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of attraction; - as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.
Tenacity
That quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness; viscosity.
Tenacity
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.
Tenacity
Persistent determination
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