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persistent
- /pəˈsɪstənt/ UK
- /pɚˈsɪstənt/ Canada, US
- /pəˈsɪstənt/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Latin persistentem, present participle of persistō (“continue steadfastly”). By surface analysis, persist + -ent.
adjective more persistent · most persistent
- Obstinately refusing to give up or let go. She has had a persistent cough for weeks.
- Insistently repetitive. There was a persistent knocking on the door.
- Indefinitely continuous. There have been persistent rumours for years.
- Lasting past maturity without falling off. Pine cones have persistent scales.
- Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it. Once written to a disk file, the data becomes persistent: it will still be there tomorrow when we run the next program.
- Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function
- non-transient.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lasting, continual, relentless, unrelenting, unforgettable, haunting, dogged, obstinate, tenacious, stubborn, obdurate, diehard, constantly, persevering, resolute, persistence
Translations
Every language
adj refusing to give up
| Español | persistente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 頑固な ganko, 固執した oshitsu shita, 不屈の fukutsu no, しつこい shitsukoi |
| 中文 | 持續的 /持续的 chíxù de, 固執的 /固执的 gùzhí de, 頑固的 /顽固的 wángù de |
| Português | persistente |
| Français | persistant, tenace |
| Deutsch | ausdauernd, hartnäckig, beharrlich |
| Italiano | tenace, insistente, durevole |
| Ελληνικά | επίμονος epímonos |
| Русский | насто́йчивый nastójčivyj, упо́рный upórnyj, неотсту́пный neotstúpnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | kiên trì, dai dẳng |
| עברית | עקשן akshán |
adj insistently repetitive
| 日本語 | しつこい shitsukoi, 執拗な shitsuyō na |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | beharrlich, unaufhörlich |
| Italiano | insistente, incessante |
| Ελληνικά | επίμονος epímonos |
| Русский | насто́йчивый nastójčivyj, постоя́нный postojánnyj |
| עברית | מתמיד matmíd |
adj indefinitely continuous
| 日本語 | 長引く nagabiku, 持続性の jizokusei no, いつまでも続く itsu made mo tsudzuku |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | ständig, anhaltend, andauernd, hartnäckig |
| Italiano | continuo |
| Русский | постоя́нный postojánnyj, усто́йчивый ustójčivyj |
adj botany: lasting past maturity without falling off
| Deutsch | persistierend, dauerhaft, beständig |
|---|---|
| Italiano | persistente |
| Русский | сто́йкий stójkij |
adj computing: existing after the execution of the program
| Deutsch | dauerhaft |
|---|---|
| Italiano | persistente |
| Русский | постоя́нный postojánnyj |
adj math: non-transient
| עברית | נשנה nishné |
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Talk about this word "persistent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/persistent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. persistent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/persistent "persistent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/persistent.Cite this
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title = {persistent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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