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|lnetxt=tenax tenacis (gen.), tenacior -or -us, tenacissimus -a -um ADJ :: holding fast, clinging; tenacious; retentive; close-fisted/tight/niggardly<br />tenax tenax tenacis (gen.), tenacior -or -us, tenacissimus -a -um ADJ :: restrainging; (fetters/embrace); steadfast, persistent; obstinate, stubborn
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>tĕnax</b>: ācis, adj. id.,<br /><b>I</b> holding [[fast]], griping, [[tenacious]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> In gen. ([[mostly]] [[poet]]. and in [[post]]-Aug. [[prose]]): prensatque tenaci forcipe [[ferrum]], Verg. A. 12, 404; 8, 453; cf.: dente tenaci Ancora fundabat naves, id. ib. 6, 3: vinclum, id. G. 4, 412; Ov. M. 11, 252: [[complexus]], id. ib. 4, 377: [[lappa]], id. P. 2, 1, 14: [[hedera]] arborem implicat, Cat. 61, 34: loca limosa [[tenacia]] gravi caeno, Tac. A. 1, 63: [[amplexus]], App. M. 9, p. 219, 17: [[maltha]], quae est res omnium tenacissima, Plin. 36, 24, 58, § 181.— With gen.: [[herba]] asperitate [[etiam]] vestium tenaci, Plin. 27, 5, 15, § 32. — Comp.: [[cutis]] tenacior capilli, Plin. 22, 22, 39, § 82.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</b> Subst.: tĕnāces, ĭum, m., things [[that]] [[hold]] [[fast]]. i. e. bands, stalks, or pedicles of [[fruit]], etc., Pall. Febr. 18, 1; 25, 9; id. Mart. 10, 4 and 9; id. Sept. 17.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In partic., holding [[fast]] to [[wealth]], [[power]], etc., griping, [[sparing]], [[niggardly]], [[stingy]], [[tenacious]] ([[class]].; syn. [[parcus]]): [[filius]] familias patre [[parco]] ac tenaci, Cic. Cael. 15, 36: He. Tenaxne [[pater]] ejus est? Phi. Immo [[edepol]] [[pertinax]], Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 39: [[parcus]], [[truculentus]], [[tenax]], Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 12: eosdem restrictos et tenaces fuisse, Cic. Planc. 22, 54: non [[tenax]] in largitate, Spart. Car. 5.—With gen.: [[genus]] Quaesiti [[tenax]], Ov. M. 7, 657.—Comp.: milites tenaciores eorum (armorum) in [[proelio]], Suet. Caes. 67.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> Transf., of things, [[that]] holds or sticks [[fast]]: jacere in tenaci gramine, [[that]] clings [[together]], i. e. [[matted]], Hor. Epod. 2, 24.—Sup.: glaebis tenacissimum [[solum]], Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 10: cerae, [[sticky]], viscid, Verg. G. 4, 161: turpe referre pedem nec passu [[stare]] tenaci, Ov. P. 2, 6, 21.— Comp.: pondere tenacior [[navis]], Liv. 28, 30, 11: [[panicula]] [[glutino]] tenacior, Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 158.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Holding [[fast]], [[retentive]], [[firm]], [[steadfast]], [[persistent]], [[tenacious]] ([[mostly]] [[poet]]. and in [[post]]-Aug. [[prose]]); [[usually]] joined [[with]] gen.: [[memoria]] tenacissima, Quint. 1, 1, 19: naturā tenacissimi sumus eorum, quae rudibus annis percepimus, id. 1, 1, 5: pertinacem [[ultra]] modum esse tenacem propositi, id. 11, 1, 90; so, propositi, Hor. C. 3, 3, 1; Ov. M. 10, 405: tenacem esse sui juris debet, Col. 1, 7, 2: disciplinae tenacissimus, Plin. Ep. 10, 85 (17): justitiae, Juv. 8, 25: ficti pravique (Fama), Verg. A. 4, 188: veri, Pers. 5, 48: amicitiarum, Vell. 2, 29, 3: exempli sui, id. 2, 84, 3 Ruhnk.: animi, Manil. 4, 165: longa tenaxque [[fides]], Ov. Am. 2, 6, 14.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In a [[bad]] [[sense]], [[stubborn]], [[obstinate]]: [[equus]] [[contra]] sua vincla [[tenax]], Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13; so, [[equus]], Liv. 39, 25, 13; and in a [[lusus]] verbb.: si esses equos, esses [[indomabilis]] ... [[nimis]] [[tenax]] es, Plaut. Cas. 4, 3, 13: cum [[video]], [[quam]] sint mea fata [[tenacia]], frangor, Ov. P. 1, 2, 63: ira Caesaris, id. ib. 1, 9, 28: morbi, Suet. Claud. 2.—Adv.: tĕnācĭter, [[closely]], [[firmly]], [[strongly]], [[tightly]], [[tenaciously]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>a</b> Lit.: pressisse [[tenaciter]] ungues, Ov. H. 9, 21: vincire, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 6.—Comp.: apprehendere, Val. Max. 7, 5, 2; Macr. S. 7, 3: habitare, Aug. Ep. 6.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</b> Trop., [[persistently]], [[firmly]]: urgere, Ov. H. 3, 43.— Comp., Sol. 52, § 44; Amm. 25, 4, 4.—Sup., App. M. 5, p. 167, 22.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>tĕnāx</b>,¹⁰ ācis ([[teneo]]),<br /><b>1</b> qui tient fortement : tenaci forcipe Virg. En. 12, 404, avec une pince mordante, cf. Virg. En. 6, 3 ; [[tenacia]] vincla Virg. G. 4, 412, des liens solides ; tenacissimus Plin. 36, 181 &#124;&#124; vestium [[tenax]] Plin. 27, 32, qui s’attache aux vêtements ; [[cutis]] tenacior capilli Plin. 22, 82, peau qui retient [[plus]] fortement les cheveux<br /><b>2</b> parcimonieux, dur à la détente : Pl. Capt. 289 ; Cic. Cæl. 66 ; Planc. 54<br /><b>3</b> tenace, adhérent : in tenaci gramine Hor. Epo. 2, 24, dans un gazon qui tient fort, dru, épais ; tenacissimum [[solum]] Plin. Min. Ep. 5, 6, 10, [[sol]] très compact &#124;&#124; pondere tenacior [[navis]] Liv. 28, 30, 11, navire que son poids rend [[plus]] capable de tenir la mer, [[plus]] résistant<br /><b>4</b> [fig.] [[memoria]] tenacissima Quint. 1, 1, 19, mémoire très tenace ; [[tenax]] propositi Hor. O. 3, 3, 1, [[ferme]] dans ses desseins, cf. Ov. M. 7, 657 ; [[tenax]] justitiæ Juv. 8, 25, attaché à la justice fermement &#124;&#124; obstiné, opiniâtre : [[equus]] Liv. 39, 25, 13, cheval rétif ; [[ira]] [[tenax]] Ov. P. 1, 9, 28, colère implacable.
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{{Georges
|georg=tenāx, ācis ([[teneo]]), festhaltend od. [[fest]] zu [[halten]] [[fähig]], haltend, I) eig.: A) im allg.: [[forceps]], Verg.: [[dens]] (v. [[Anker]]), Verg.: [[vinculum]], Verg.: [[complexus]], Ov.: [[hedera]], Ov.: [[lappa]], Ov.: m. Genet., [[herba]] asperitate [[etiam]] vestium tenaci, Plin.: [[cutis]] tenacior capilli, Plin. – subst., [[tenaces]], haltende Dinge, zB. Bänder, Stiele am Obste, Pallad. – B) insbes.: a) Empfangenes, Erworbenes ([[bes]]. [[Vermögen]], [[Geld]]) festhaltend, [[zurückhaltend]], [[karg]], [[zähe]], [[geizig]], [[pater]] [[parcus]] et [[tenax]], Cic.: tenaxne [[pater]] est [[eius]]? Ph. Immo [[edepol]] [[pertinax]] (erzkarg). Plaut.: da cupidum, avidum, tenacem; [[iam]] [[tibi]] [[eum]] liberalem dabo, Liv. – m. Genet., quaesiti [[tenax]], Ov.: tenaciores auri et argenti, Suet. – m. in u. Abl., in largiendo [[tenax]], Lact. de mort. pers. 46, 12. – poet. v. der [[Unterwelt]], [[regnum]], Sen. poët.: umbrae, Sen. poët. – b) die Kräfte = [[sich]] [[schonend]], [[eos]] restrictos et [[tenaces]] fuisse, Cic. – c) [[neutral]], [[was]] in seinen [[Teilen]] [[fest]] zusammenhält, [[zähe]], [[fest]], [[dicht]], [[loca]] limosa [[tenacia]] gravi [[caeno]], Tac.: tenacissimum [[sabulum]], Curt.: glaebis tenacissimum [[solum]], Plin.: [[gramen]], [[dicht]], [[elastisch]], Hor.: [[maltha]], [[res]] omnium tenacissima, Plin.: [[panicula]]... [[glutino]] tenacior, Plin.: cerae, festklebend, festhaltend, Verg.: passu stare tenaci, Ov.: pondere tenacior [[navis]], Liv. – II) übtr.: A) im allg., festhaltend, behaltenb, bewahrend, [[memoria]] [[non]] [[tenax]], Augustin.: [[memoria]] tenacior et labida (vergeßliches), Chalcid. Tim.: [[memoria]] tenacissima, Quint.: m. Genet., [[sui]] iuris, Colum.: tenacissimi sumus eorum, [[quae]] rudibus annis percipimus, Colum.: [[quo]] tenaciores armorum essent, zu [[behalten]] suchten, Suet. – [[neutral]] = [[fest]], [[innig]], longa tenaxque [[fides]], Ov. am. 2, 6, 14. – B) insbes., v. [[Charakter]], a) im guten Sinne = an etw. festhaltend, in etw. [[fest]], [[beharrlich]], m. Genet., [[tenax]] propositi, Hor. u. Ov.: [[boni]] exempli, Sen.: iustitiae, Iuven.: iusti, Eutr.: veri, Pers.: amicitiarum, Vell.: [[animus]] [[parum]] [[tenax]] recti, Sen.: [[constantia]] [[bene]] iudicati [[tenax]], Sen.: [[memoria]] benefaciendi tenacissima, Plin. ep. – b) im üblen Sinne = störrisch, [[starr]], [[hartnäckig]], [[equus]], Liv.: [[ira]], Ov.: morbi, Suet.: fata, Ov.: [[equus]] [[contra]] sua vincula [[tenax]], Ov.: Ol. Edepol ne tu, si equos (= [[equus]]) esses, esses [[indomabilis]]. Lys. Quo argumento? Ol. Nimis [[tenax]] es, Plaut. Cas. 812.
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=tenax, acis. ''adj''. ''c''. ''s''. (''teneo''.) :: 黏者。堅守。恆在。固執。慳吝。吝嗇者。— regnum 地獄。Memoria tenax 强記性。Equus tenax 硬口之馬。Morbus tenax 難治之病。Propositi tenax 堅守己意。Tenacissimus homo 甚吝之人。Tenacissimus disciplinae 嚴守規者。
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