persistencyn.

Brit.

/pəˈsɪst(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/pərˈsɪstnsi/

Forms: 1600s persistancie, 1600s persistencie, 1600s– persistency.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin persistent- , persistens , -ency suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin persistent-, persistens, present participle of persistere persist v.: see -ency suffix. Compare earlier persistence n., persisting n.With the form persistancie compare -ancy suffix.

1. The quality, fact, or condition of being persistent; esp. firmness or obstinacy in adhering to a course of action, purpose, or opinion; = persistence n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [noun]

beleaving1340

continuationc1374

improbityc1380

perseveringc1380

perseverancec1384

continuancec1405

perseverationa1500

patience1517

constancea1533

importunity1533

persistence1546

persisting1576

going-on1578

persistency1600

constancy1623

stickle1652

rubbing shift1675

doggedness1824

stick-to-itiveness1859

persistiveness1864

holdfastness1869

continuativeness1881

stick-to-itness1881

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun]

obstination?1387

pertinacyc1390

obstinacya1393

thronessa1400

stubbornnessc1440

obstinance?a1475

durenessc1480

pertinacity?1504

stomacha1513

stiffness1526

tenacity1526

persistence1546

obstacleness1548

obstinateness1561

stiffneckedness1570

self-mindedness1574

intractability1579

persistency1600

obstinancy1614

contumacy1619

stomachfulness1621

tenaciousness1642

pertinaciousness1651

irresignation1657

peremptoriness1747

mulishness1763

strongheadedness1793

dourness1794

unmovableness1818

stoutheartedness1826

bullet-headednessa1849

stalwartism1879

camelishness1883

thick and thin1884

stupidity1886

jusqu'auboutisme1917

die-hardism1922

obstinative-

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. ii. 40 Thou thinkest me as farre in the diuels booke..for obduracie and persistancie .

a1672 T. Horton Serm. Psalm cxxxiii. 1 (1679) 195 This is also pertaining to the love and concord of brethren, a perseverance and persistency in it.

1778 S. Johnson Let. 27 July (1992) II. 123 You can never by Persistency, make wrong, right.

1833 S. Austin Characteristics Goethe II. 209 He did this with the more ardour and persistency.

1879 A. Trollope in 19th Cent. Jan. 36 Clever young men, ambitious but idle and vacillating, are met every day, whereas the gift of persistency in a young man is uncommon.

a1901 W. Bright Age of Fathers (1903) I. xi. 204 Terrifying the Christians by such a proof that mere persistency in Christianity, or in rejection of sun-worship, was a capital crime.

1936 J. C. Powys Maiden Castle (1937) vii. 276 That man was born to train her, and she had responded to his persistency.

1993 J. Sayers Innocent III (BNC) 88 If the message was not new, the persistency and urgency with which it was repeated was.

2. Continued or prolonged existence or occurrence; = persistence n. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [noun]

durabilityc1374

duringc1374

lastingnessa1398

perdurance1508

permanence1509

durancea1513

permanency1555

durableness1587

indeficiency1614

duration1637

durancy1647

indelibleness1655

unfailingnessa1656

undissolution1662

permanentness1727

persistency1833

out-take1866

1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 331 Not to place implicit reliance on the alleged persistency of the same mineral characters in secondary rocks.

1866 C. Thirlwall Remains (1878) III. 304 It has only undergone a series of transformations, which has not interrupted its persistency.

1934 G. C. Engerrand So-called Wends of Germany (Univ. of Texas Bull. No. 3417) 35 Lechitic..is characterized by the persistency of many old Slavic nasals.

1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Dec. 545/3 This policy has been adhered to in an endeavour to establish the persistency of short-rotation ryegrass without reseeding.

2000 Farming News (Nexis) 26 Oct. 16 Much of my weed control strategy is based around Stomp, due to its greater persistency and the fact that it's not so weather-dependent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	persistency
释义	persistencyn. Brit. /pəˈsɪst(ə)nsi/, U.S. /pərˈsɪstnsi/ Forms: 1600s persistancie, 1600s persistencie, 1600s– persistency. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin persistent- , persistens , -ency suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin persistent-, persistens, present participle of persistere persist v.: see -ency suffix. Compare earlier persistence n., persisting n.With the form persistancie compare -ancy suffix. 1. The quality, fact, or condition of being persistent; esp. firmness or obstinacy in adhering to a course of action, purpose, or opinion; = persistence n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [noun] beleaving1340 continuationc1374 improbityc1380 perseveringc1380 perseverancec1384 continuancec1405 perseverationa1500 patience1517 constancea1533 importunity1533 persistence1546 persisting1576 going-on1578 persistency1600 constancy1623 stickle1652 rubbing shift1675 doggedness1824 stick-to-itiveness1859 persistiveness1864 holdfastness1869 continuativeness1881 stick-to-itness1881 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] obstination?1387 pertinacyc1390 obstinacya1393 thronessa1400 stubbornnessc1440 obstinance?a1475 durenessc1480 pertinacity?1504 stomacha1513 stiffness1526 tenacity1526 persistence1546 obstacleness1548 obstinateness1561 stiffneckedness1570 self-mindedness1574 intractability1579 persistency1600 obstinancy1614 contumacy1619 stomachfulness1621 tenaciousness1642 pertinaciousness1651 irresignation1657 peremptoriness1747 mulishness1763 strongheadedness1793 dourness1794 unmovableness1818 stoutheartedness1826 bullet-headednessa1849 stalwartism1879 camelishness1883 thick and thin1884 stupidity1886 jusqu'auboutisme1917 die-hardism1922 obstinative- 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. ii. 40 Thou thinkest me as farre in the diuels booke..for obduracie and persistancie . View more context for this quotation a1672 T. Horton Serm. Psalm cxxxiii. 1 (1679) 195 This is also pertaining to the love and concord of brethren, a perseverance and persistency in it. 1778 S. Johnson Let. 27 July (1992) II. 123 You can never by Persistency, make wrong, right. 1833 S. Austin Characteristics Goethe II. 209 He did this with the more ardour and persistency. 1879 A. Trollope in 19th Cent. Jan. 36 Clever young men, ambitious but idle and vacillating, are met every day, whereas the gift of persistency in a young man is uncommon. a1901 W. Bright Age of Fathers (1903) I. xi. 204 Terrifying the Christians by such a proof that mere persistency in Christianity, or in rejection of sun-worship, was a capital crime. 1936 J. C. Powys Maiden Castle (1937) vii. 276 That man was born to train her, and she had responded to his persistency. 1993 J. Sayers Innocent III (BNC) 88 If the message was not new, the persistency and urgency with which it was repeated was. 2. Continued or prolonged existence or occurrence; = persistence n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [noun] durabilityc1374 duringc1374 lastingnessa1398 perdurance1508 permanence1509 durancea1513 permanency1555 durableness1587 indeficiency1614 duration1637 durancy1647 indelibleness1655 unfailingnessa1656 undissolution1662 permanentness1727 persistency1833 out-take1866 1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 331 Not to place implicit reliance on the alleged persistency of the same mineral characters in secondary rocks. 1866 C. Thirlwall Remains (1878) III. 304 It has only undergone a series of transformations, which has not interrupted its persistency. 1934 G. C. Engerrand So-called Wends of Germany (Univ. of Texas Bull. No. 3417) 35 Lechitic..is characterized by the persistency of many old Slavic nasals. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Dec. 545/3 This policy has been adhered to in an endeavour to establish the persistency of short-rotation ryegrass without reseeding. 2000 Farming News (Nexis) 26 Oct. 16 Much of my weed control strategy is based around Stomp, due to its greater persistency and the fact that it's not so weather-dependent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1600
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