The Collaborative International Dictionary
Perseverant
Perseverant \Per`se*ver"ant\, a. [L. perseverans, -antis, p.
pr.: cf. F. pers['e]v['e]rant.]
Persevering. [R.] ``Perseverant faith.''
--Whitby. --
Per`se*ver"ant*ly, adv. [R.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
perseverant
mid-14c. (implied in perseverantly), from Middle French persévérant (12c.), present participle of persévérer (see persevere).
Wiktionary
perseverant
a. enduring; persistent.
Usage examples of "perseverant".
The perseverant bumptiousness of humans struck them as strange, immature, and disquieting.
It had depicted a spacesuited figure, ragged and weary but perseverant, holding out sparkling gifts on his return to a blue globe, the Earth.
Timelessly perseverant, the sophotectic seed spread forth into the future.
I'm glad to know such a perseverant fan as you, and I hope I'll see you at a concert some time.