Persistent vs. Stubborn
Difference Between Persistent and Stubborn
Persistentadjective
Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
She has had a persistent cough for weeks.Stubbornadjective
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.Persistentadjective
Insistently repetitive.
There was a persistent knocking on the door.Stubbornadjective
Of materials: physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.
Persistentadjective
Indefinitely continuous.
There have been persistent rumours for years.Stubbornnoun
(informal) Stubbornness.
Persistentadjective
(botany) Lasting past maturity without falling off.
Pine cones have persistent scales.Stubbornnoun
A disease of citrus trees characterized by stunted growth and misshapen fruit, caused by Spiroplasma citri.
Persistentadjective
(computing) Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it.
Once written to a disk file, the data becomes persistent: it will still be there tomorrow when we run the next program.Stubbornadjective
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Persistentadjective
(mathematics) Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function
Stubbornadjective
not responding to treatment;
a stubborn infectiona refractory case of acnePersistentadjective
non-transient.
Stubbornadjective
difficult to treat or deal with;
stubborn rust stainsa stubborn case of acnePersistentadjective
never-ceasing;
the relentless beat of the drumsStubbornadjective
persisting in a reactionary stand
Persistentadjective
continually recurring to the mind;
haunting memoriesthe cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beautyPersistentadjective
retained; not shed;
persistent leaves remain attached past maturitythe persistent gills of fishes
