NOUN | attribute | persistence, continuity | the property of a continuous and connected period of time |
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attribute | persistence, doggedness, perseverance, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity | persistent determination | |
act | persistence, perseverance, perseveration | the act of persisting or persevering |
Sounds | persih'stahns | |
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Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... |
Meaning | The property of a continuous and connected period of time. | |
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Synonym | continuity | |
Attributes | continuous, uninterrupted | Continuing in time or space without interruption |
Broader | lastingness, durability, enduringness, strength | permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress / stress or force |
Spanish | continuidad, persistencia, pervivencia | |
Catalan | continuïtat, persistència, pervivència | |
Adjectives | persistent | never / never-ceasing |
Meaning | persistent determination. | |
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Synonyms | doggedness, perseverance, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity | |
Broader | determination, purpose | The quality of being determined to do or achieve something |
Spanish | cabezonería, perseverancia, persistencia, pertinacia, tenacidad | |
Catalan | perseverança, perseverància, persistència, pertinàcia, tenacitat | |
Adjectives | persistent | stubbornly unyielding |
Meaning | The act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior. | |
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Synonyms | perseverance, perseveration | |
Broader | continuance, continuation | The act of continuing an activity without interruption |
Spanish | ahínco, constancia, perseveración, perseverancia, tenacidad | |
Catalan | constància, perseverança, tenacitat | |
Verbs | persist | be persistent, refuse to stop |
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