Found 3 items, similar to persistent.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: persistent gigih, tabah
English → English (WordNet) Definition: persistent persistent adj 1: never-ceasing; “the relentless beat of the drums” [syn: relentless, unrelenting] 2: continually recurring to the mind; “haunting memories”; “the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty”- Claudia Cassidy [syn: haunting] 3: retained; not shed; “persistent leaves remain attached past maturity”; “the persistent gills of fishes” [syn: lasting] [ant: caducous]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Persistent Persistent \Per*sist"ent\, a. [L. persistens, -entis, p. pr. of persistere. See Persist.] 1. Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) 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. [1913 Webster]