different between continual vs persevering
continual
English
Alternative forms
- continuall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English continuel, from Old French continuel, formed from Latin continuus (“continuous”) with the suffix -el.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?t?nju?l/, /k?n?t?nj?l/
- Hyphenation: con?tin?u?al, con?tin?ual
Adjective
continual (not comparable)
- Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
- (proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
- (proscribed) Forming a continuous series.
Usage notes
In careful usage, continual refers to repeated actions “continual objections”, while continuous refers to uninterrupted actions or objects “continuous flow”, “played music continuously from dusk to dawn”. However, this distinction is not observed in informal usage, a noted example being the magic spell name “continual light” (unbroken light), in the game Dungeons & Dragons.
Related terms
- continuance
- continuation
- continue
- continuous
- continuum
Translations
References
Further reading
- continual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- continual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- inoculant
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persevering
English
Noun
persevering (plural perseverings)
- perseverance
Verb
persevering
- present participle of persevere
Adjective
persevering (comparative more persevering, superlative most persevering)
- Tending to persevere.
Derived terms
- perseveringly
Translations
Anagrams
- preserveing
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- what perseverance rover
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- persevering meaning
- what does persevering mean
- what does persevering love mean
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