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Tenacious vs Tireless - What's the difference?

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Tenacious is a related term of tireless.


As adjectives the difference between tenacious and tireless

is that tenacious is clinging to an object or surface; adhesive while tireless is indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue or tireless can be without a tire (wheel covering); tyreless.

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

    * See also

    tireless

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue
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    • , year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=James Milner's angled free-kick was headed on to the post by the tireless Bent and Lampard the opportunist was perfectly placed to stoop and head in from virtually on the goal-line.}}
    Derived terms
    * tirelessness

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without a tire (wheel covering); tyreless.

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