Meaning & Definition of Persistent in English
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Persistent
/pərsɪstənt/
adjective
1. Never-ceasing
- "The relentless beat of the drums"
synonym:
- persistent,
- relentless,
- unrelenting
2. Continually recurring to the mind
- "Haunting memories"
- "The cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- claudia cassidy
synonym:
- haunting,
- persistent
3. Retained
- Not shed
- "Persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"
- "The persistent gills of fishes"
synonym:
- persistent,
- lasting
4. Stubbornly unyielding
- "Dogged persistence"
- "Dour determination"
- "The most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"
- "A mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- t.s.eliot
- "Men tenacious of opinion"
synonym:
- dogged,
- dour,
- persistent,
- pertinacious,
- tenacious,
- unyielding
Examples of using
His persistent efforts resulted in failure.
I have a persistent pain here.
How persistent you are!