- de|sist|ence
- de|sist|ance or de|sist|ence «dih ZIHS tuhns», noun.a ceasing to act or proceed; stopping.
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con|sist|ence — «kuhn SIHS tuhns», noun. = consistency. (Cf. ↑consistency) … Useful english dictionary
in|sist|ence — «ihn SIHS tuhns», noun. 1. the act of insisting: »We remembered Mother s insistence that we wash before eating. 2. the quality of being insistent. SYNONYM(S): urgency, pertinacity … Useful english dictionary
per|sist|ence — «puhr SIHS tuhns, ZIHS », noun. 1. the act or fact of persisting. 2. the condition of being persistent; doggedness: »the persistence of a fly buzzing around one s head. 3. a continuing existence: »the stubborn persistence of a cough. Synonym… … Useful english dictionary
sub|sist|ence — «suhb SIHS tuhns», noun. 1. the condition or fact of keeping alive; living: »Selling papers was the poor old man s only means of subsistence. 2. a means of keeping alive; livelihood: »The sea provides a subsistence for fishermen. 3. continued… … Useful english dictionary
in|con|sist|ence — «ihn kuhn SIHS tuhns», noun. = inconsistency. (Cf. ↑inconsistency) … Useful english dictionary
self-sub|sist|ence — «SEHLF suhb SIHS tuhns», noun. subsistence by oneself without dependence on anything external … Useful english dictionary
sist — as·sist·ance; as·sist·ant·ship; as·sist·er; as·sist·ive; au·top·sist; bio·gen·e·sist; con·sist·ence; con·sist·en·cy; con·sist·om·e·ter; de·sist; ep·i·gen·e·sist; ex·e·ge·sist; fan·ta·sist; ge·od·e·sist; in·sist; in·sist·er; in·sist·ing·ly;… … English syllables
ence — esu·ri·ence; ex·pe·ri·ence·able; ex·pe·ri·ence·less; im·per·ence; in·dif·fer·ence; in·fer·ence; in·flu·ence·abil·i·ty; in·flu·ence·able; in·ger·ence; in·gre·di·ence; in·her·ence; in·sip·i·ence; in·tend·ence; in·ter·fer·ence; in·ter·flu·ence;… … English syllables
de|sist|ance — or de|sist|ence «dih ZIHS tuhns», noun. a ceasing to act or proceed; stopping … Useful english dictionary
consistence — con·sist·ence … English syllables
