Monday, July 02, 2007

Tenacity

Bluebells in concrete

Main Entry: te·na·cious
Pronunciation: t&-'nA-sh&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin tenac-, tenax tending to hold fast, from tenEre to hold
1a: not easily pulled apart: COHESIVE
b: tending to adhere or cling especially to another substance
2a: persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired
b: RETENTIVE
Synonym see STRONG
Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hee hee! Pretty perfect photo and comment. Something that strong and pretty, I just couldn't choose to get rid of...

BigAssBelle said...

wow! is that a bellflower? another thing i can't grow down here with the heat and humidity.

27 days . . .