persistentadjective/pɨɾsiʃˈtẽtɨ/mediumper·sis·ten·tePortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionContinuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.He is a persistent student.The persistent rain caused floods.syntenaciousdoggedantyieldingfickleCommon collocationspersistent rainpersistent painpersistent effortEtymologyDo latim 'persistens'.Related wordspersistirpersistênciapersistencial