Meaning of Persistent

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Persistent

1. 1
   a.

   Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.

2. 2
   a.

   Remaining beyond the period when parts of the same kind sometimes fall off or are absorbed; permanent; as, persistent teeth or gills; a persistent calyx; -- opposed to deciduous, and caducous.

3. 3
   a.

   Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.

4. 4
   a.

   Remaining beyond the period when parts of the same kind sometimes fall off or are absorbed; permanent; as, persistent teeth or gills; a persistent calyx; -- opposed to deciduous, and caducous.