persistent, relentless, unrelenting
(adjective) never-ceasing; “the relentless beat of the drums”
haunting, persistent
(adjective) continually recurring to the mind; “haunting memories”; “the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty”- Claudia Cassidy
persistent, lasting
(adjective) retained; not shed; “persistent leaves remain attached past maturity”; “the persistent gills of fishes”
dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
persistent (comparative more persistent, superlative most persistent)
Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
Insistently repetitive.
Indefinitely continuous.
(botany) Lasting past maturity without falling off.
(computing) Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it.
(mathematics) Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) non-transient.
• pinsetters, presentist, prettiness, serpentist
Source: Wiktionary
Per*sist"ent, a. Etym: [L. persistens, -entis, p.pr. of persistere. See Persist.]
1. Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
