Persistent Definition & Meaning
persistent
- adjective
- never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums"
- continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy
- retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"
- 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"
"Persistent" in song lyrics
See how persistent is used in real songs:
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"But relieved by the fact that our relationship was quite persistent"
Alias — Inspiration's Passing -
"Take, ummm, for instance so persistent"
Cage — Perfect World -
"What's up with your home girl, I'm so persistent"
Consequence f/ Kanye West, John Legend — What Ever You Want
Words that rhyme with persistent
Usage tips for "persistent"
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- What does persistent mean?
- never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" 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
- What part of speech is persistent?
- Persistent is an adjective.
- How many definitions does persistent have?
- Persistent has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).