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Persistent

Persistent Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Persistent? [adj] never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" [adj] continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy [adj] (biology) retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Persistent: continual \| haunting \| lasting \| relentless \| unforgettable \| unrelenting Related Terms \| Find terms related to Persistent: abiding \| accordant \| adherent \| adhesive \| aged \| age-long \| alike \| ancient \| antique \| archaic \| assiduous \| automatic \| balanced \| beaten \| booming \| bound \| bound and determined \| bulldogged \| bulldoggish \| bulldoggy \| bullheaded \| changeless \| chronic \| clamant \| clamorous \| clingy \| committed \| consistent \| consonant \| constant \| continual \| continuing \| continuous \| correspondent \| crying \| decided \| decisive \| dedicated \| definite \| demanding \| determined \| devoted \| diligent \| diuturnal \| dogged \| draining \| durable \| earnest \| echoic \| echoing \| enduring \| equable \| equal \| even \| evergreen \| exacting \| exigent \| exorbitant \| extortionate \| faithful \| fast \| firm \| fixed \| flat \| frequent \| frozen \| gluey \| glutinous \| grasping \| growling \| gummy \| habitual \| hackneyed \| hardy \| haunting \| homogeneous \| immobile \| immutable \| importunate \| inalterable \| incessant \| indefatigable \| indelible \| indomitable \| industrious \| inflexible \| insistent \| instant \| intact \| interminable \| intransient \| invariable \| inveterate \| invincible \| inviolate \| lasting \| level \| lingering \| longeval \| longevous \| long-lasting \| long-lived \| long-standing \| long-term \| loud \| loyal \| macrobiotic \| measured \| mechanical \| methodic \| monolithic \| nagging \| never-tiring \| obdurate \| obsessive \| obstinate \| of a piece \| of long duration \| of long standing \| ordered \| orderly \| patient \| patient as Job \| perdurable \| perduring \| perennial \| permanent \| perpetual \| perseverant \| persevering \| persisting \| pertinacious \| plodding \| plugging \| preoccupied \| pressing \| purposeful \| quiescent \| rapt \| reboant \| rebounding \| recurrent \| recurring \| reechoing \| regular \| relentless \| remaining \| repercussive \| repetitive \| resolute \| resolved \| resounding \| reverberant \| reverberating \| reverberatory \| rigid \| robotlike \| routine \| rumbling \| sedulous \| self-adhesive \| sempervirent \| serious \| sincere \| single-minded \| sleepless \| slogging \| smooth \| solid \| sounding \| stable \| static \| stationary \| staunch \| staying \| steadfast \| steady \| stereotyped \| stickable \| sticking \| sticky \| stubborn \| sustained \| systematic \| tacky \| taxing \| tenacious \| thundering \| tireless \| torpid \| tough \| trite \| unabating \| unaltered \| unbroken \| unceasing \| unchangeable \| unchanged \| unchanging \| unchecked \| unconquerable \| undamped \| undaunted \| undestroyed \| undeveloped \| undeviating \| undifferentiated \| undiscouraged \| undiversified \| undrooping \| undying \| unending \| unfading \| unfailing \| unfaltering \| unflagging \| unflinching \| unforgettable \| uniform \| unintermitting \| uninterrupted \| unnodding \| unrelaxing \| unrelenting \| unremitting \| unruffled \| unshakable \| unshifting \| unsleeping \| unswerving \| untiring \| unvaried \| unvarying \| unwavering \| unwearied \| unwearying \| unwinking \| urgent \| utterly attentive \| viscid \| vital \| weariless \| well-trodden \| well-worn \| wholehearted See Also \| Persistent In Webster's Dictionary \Per*sist"ent\, a. [L. persistens, -entis, p. pr. of persistere. See {Persist}.] 1. Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose. 2. (Biol.) Remaining beyond the period when parts of the same kind sometimes fall off or are absorbed; permanent; as, persistent teeth or gills; a persistent calyx; -- opposed to {deciduous}, and {caducous}.

Persistent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Persistent?

[adj] never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums"
[adj] continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy
[adj] (biology) retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"

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Persistent In Webster's Dictionary

\Per*sist"ent\, a. [L. persistens, -entis, p. pr. of
persistere. See {Persist}.]
1. Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious
   of position or purpose.

2. (Biol.) Remaining beyond the period when parts of the same
   kind sometimes fall off or are absorbed; permanent; as,
   persistent teeth or gills; a persistent calyx; -- opposed
   to {deciduous}, and {caducous}.

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