persistent

Meaning

1. Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
2. Insistently repetitive.
3. Indefinitely continuous.
4. Lasting past maturity without falling off.
5. Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it.
6. Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function
7. non-transient.

Synonyms

stubborn

tenacious

persevering

obstinate

dogged

importunate

pertinacious

constant

insistent

continuous

unceasing

continual

steady

relentless

regular

steadfast

unrelenting

unremitting

lasting

continued

uninterrupted

ceaseless

diligent

troublesome

haunting

pigheaded

incessant

permanent

unyielding

perennial

untiring

assiduous

determined

ardent

still

sustained

unbroken

standing

set

stable

hardworking

firm

ambitious

eager

permanence

persevere

😣

dour

clamant

keep on

pestering

Translations

persistente

persistente

tenace

volhardend

beharrlich

persistente

persistant

επίμονος

ständig

بهردهوام بوون

anhaltend

hardnekkig

obstiné

persévérant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɚˈsɪstənt/

Etymology

From Latin persistentem, present participle of persistō (“continue steadfastly”). By surface analysis, persist + -ent.