noun
persistency
Persistency (noun) means the quality of continuing firmly with something.
noun
1
The quality of continuing firmly with something.
""I'm not into mood changes," he says. "These ups and downs undermine consistency and persistency of purpose.""
— Ed Pilkington, The white house losers (2008)
"However that may be, the hostility of the comic writers had evidently a general hostility behind it. Our tradition states this definitely and the persistency of the attacks proves it."
— Gilbert Murray, Euripides and His Age (1913)
2
A measurement of how long or strongly something continues.
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Etymology
Formed from persist and -ency.
Related words
Rhymes for persistency
agency
latency
urgency
potency
decency
regency
currency
tendency
clemency
leniency
frequency
emergency
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of persistency?
"persistency" (noun) means the quality of continuing firmly with something.
What is another word for persistency?
Other words for "persistency" include tenaciousness, perseverance, doggedness, pertinacity, persistence, tenacity.
What are the different meanings of persistency?
"persistency" has 2 main meanings: 1. The quality of continuing firmly with something; 2. A measurement of how long or strongly something continues.
