perseverant

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US/pɚsɪˈvɪɹənt/UK/pəsɪˈvɪəɹənt/

adjective

Enduring; persistent, resistant.

OriginMiddle English perseveraunt ← Middle French perseverant ← Latin persevērāns →
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Meanings

adjectiveperseverant (comparative more perseverant, superlative most perseverant)

comparative more perseverant · superlative most perseverant · alternative perseveraunt · alternative perseverent

  1. Enduring; persistent, resistant.

    He was clumsy and struggling but perseverant, determined to accomplish the task he had set himself, and his keenness affronted Crystal.

    2023, H. Gareth Gavin, Never Was, Cipher Press, page 121

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stubborn

Origin

  1. Latinpersevērāns
  2. Middle Frenchperseverant
  3. Middle Englishperseveraunt
  4. Englishperseverant

From Middle English perseveraunt, from Middle French perseverant, from Latin persevērāns, present participle of persevērō.

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Translations

Finnish sinnikäs
  • sinnikäsenduring
German beharrlich
  • beharrlichenduring
Latin perseverans
  • perseveransenduring
Norwegian Bokmål standhaftig
  • standhaftigenduring
Polish wytrwały
  • wytrwałyenduring
Romanian perseverent
  • perseverentenduring
Russian настойчивый
  • настойчивый (nastojčivyj)enduring
Cite this entry
APA

perseverant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perseverant

MLA

“perseverant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perseverant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perseverant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perseverant.

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