WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
per•sis•tence /pɚˈsɪstəns/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the act or fact of persisting.
  2. the quality of being persistent:She has persistence and won't give up.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
per•sist•ence  (pər sis′təns, -zis′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act or fact of persisting.
  2. the quality of being persistent:You have persistence, I'll say that for you.
  3. continued existence or occurrence:the persistence of smallpox.
  4. the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.
Also, per•sist′en•cy. 
  • persist + -ence 1540–50
    1. See perseverance. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
persistence /pəˈsɪstəns/, persistency n
  1. the quality of persisting; tenacity
  2. the act of persisting; continued effort or existence
  3. the continuance of an effect after the cause of it has stopped
'persistency' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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