persistent

/pər'sɪstənt/ adjective

10 letters3 syllables12 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS4

ADJECTIVE

1

Continually recurring to the mind.

2

Never-ceasing.

3

Stubbornly unyielding.

4

Retained; not shed.

“persistent leaves remain attached past maturity”

“the persistent gills of fishes”

WORD FORMS

Related formpersistence

Related formpersistency

Related formpersist

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®12 points

Words With Friends®14 points

Double word24 points

Triple word36 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinersistentpay

Starts & ends withP … T

Syllablesper · sis · tent

SYNONYMS & RELATED18

haunting unforgettable relentless unrelenting continual persistence persistency persist dogged dour pertinacious tenacious unyielding obstinate stubborn unregenerate lasting caducous

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

prettiness12 presentist12 pinsetters12

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