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Contented vs Tenacious - What's the difference?

contented | tenacious |

As adjectives the difference between contented and tenacious

is that contented is satisfied while tenacious is clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.

As a verb contented

is (content).

contented

English

Verb

(head)
  • (content)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • satisfied
  • * 1795 , ISSN 0037-7333, volume 4, number 3, June 2010, page 72:
    • "I shall now die contented ," [Boswell] breathed, "since I have lived to see the present day."

    tenacious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • clinging to an object or surface; adhesive
  • unwilling to yield or give up; dogged
  • holding together; cohesive
  • having a good memory; retentive

    • Synonyms

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