different between tenace vs tenacle

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French tenace

Noun

tenace (plural tenaces)

1. (bridge) An interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the king and jack or the ace and queen.

Derived terms

• major tenace: the first- and third-best cards
• minor tenace: the second- and fourth-best cards

Anagrams

• Canete, cetane

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tenax, tenacem. Compare Old French tenais.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?.nas/

Adjective

tenace (plural tenaces)

1. long-lasting
2. tenacious, persistent

Further reading

• “tenace” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Interlingua

Adjective

tenace (not comparable)

1. tenacious

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tenax, tenacem.

Adjective

tenace (plural tenaci)

1. strong
2. lasting
3. tenacious

Anagrams

• catene, cenate

Romanian

Etymology

From French tenace, from Latin tenax.

Adjective

tenace m or f or n (masculine plural tenaci, feminine and neuter plural tenace)

1. tenacious

Declension

English

Etymology

From Latin tenaculum, from tenere (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?n?k?l/

Noun

tenacle (plural tenacles)

1. (rare) A stalk or shoot by which a plant holds itself up, or by which climbing plants attach themselves to surfaces.
   • 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 198)

     And Ivy divided from the root, we have observed to live some years, by the cirrous parts commonly conceived but as tenacles and holdfasts unto it.

Anagrams

• eltenac, latence