nnoun.attributepersistent determinationSynset:doggedness persistence persistency pertinacity tenaciousness tenacity
Derivationally Related Form:persistentdoggedpersistpertinacioustenacious
Hypernyms:determination purpose
Inherited Hypernyms:doggednessdeterminationresolutenesstraitattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behaviorSynset:perseveration persistence
Examples:- his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate
Derivationally Related Form:persevereperseveratepersist
Hypernyms:continuance continuation
Inherited Hypernyms:perseverancecontinuanceactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity