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perseverant

Syllables: per·se·ve·rant/pəsɪˈvɪəɹənt/US/pɚsɪˈvɪɹənt/

perseverant adjective: enduring; persistent, resistant.

Adjective

perseverant (comparative more perseverant, superlative most perseverant)

  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

perseverant meaning in Bengali

perseverant in Bengali

সহনশীল, অধ্যবসায়ী, প্রতিরোধী

Forms of perseverant

comparativemore perseverant
superlativemost perseverant
alternative formperseveraunt
alternative formperseverent

Origin of perseverant

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

Words formed from perseverant

Questions about perseverant

What does perseverant mean?
Perseverant means enduring; persistent, resistant.
What is perseverant in Bengali?
Perseverant in Bengali is সহনশীল, অধ্যবসায়ী, প্রতিরোধী. See Perseverant meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is perseverant?
Perseverant is an adjective.
How do you pronounce perseverant?
Perseverant is pronounced /pɚsɪˈvɪɹənt/ (US).

Words near perseverant in the dictionary

  1. Perseus Arm
  2. persever
  3. perseverance
  4. perseverance of the saints
  5. perseverances
  6. perseverant
  7. perseverantly
  8. perseverate
  9. perseverated
  10. perseverates
  11. perseverating

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Adapted from Wiktionary: perseverant (page history and authors); perseverant (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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