persistency

US /pɚˈsɪstənsi/ UK /pəˈsɪstənsi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of persisting; steady continuance or persistence

Her persistency in study eventually paid off.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of persisting;... persistence perseverance tenacity doggedness steadfastness constancy determination

Opposites

irresolution fickleness inconstancy

Word family

Related forms persist persistent persistently persistence

Etymology

From Latin persistens, present participle of persistere ('to continue steadfastly'), from per- ('thoroughly') + sistere ('to stand, take a stand'), with the noun suffix -cy.

persistere Latin sistere Latin *steh2- Proto-Indo-European

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# persistency

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pɚˈsɪstənsi/
**IPA (UK):** /pəˈsɪstənsi/

## Meanings
1. the quality of persisting; steady continuance or persistence

## Examples
- Her persistency in study eventually paid off.

## Synonyms
- persistence
- perseverance
- tenacity
- doggedness
- steadfastness
- constancy
- determination

## Antonyms
- irresolution
- fickleness
- inconstancy

## Related Forms
- persist
- persistent
- persistently
- persistence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: persistere
- Root: sistere
- Root: *steh2-

## Etymology
From Latin persistens, present participle of persistere ('to continue steadfastly'), from per- ('thoroughly') + sistere ('to stand, take a stand'), with the noun suffix -cy.

## AI Etymology
Persistency is from Latin persistens, present participle of persistere ('to continue steadfastly'), from per- ('thoroughly') + sistere ('to stand, take a stand'), with the noun suffix -cy. Important recorded forms include persistere (Latin), sistere (Latin), and *steh2- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the quality of persisting; steady continuance or persistence. The wider family includes related words such as persist, persistent, persistently, and persistence.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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