(psychology) The tendency to continue or repeat an act or activity after the cessation of the original stimulus.
(psychology) Uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by brain injury or other organic disorder.
Argument by repetition; a mantra.
The act or an instance of persevering; perseverance.
perseverative
perseverative
adj
Of or pertaining to perseveration
perseveringly
perseveringly
adv
In a persevering manner; with perseverance.
perspectively
perspectively
adv
By means of perspective; in perspective.
perspectivism
perspectivism
noun
The philosophical view that all perception always takes place from a specific perspective.
perspectivist
perspectivist
noun
A proponent of perspectivism.
perspectivity
perspectivity
noun
(geometry) The formation of an image in a picture plane of a scene viewed from a fixed point.
pervadingness
pervadingness
noun
The quality of being pervading.
pervasiveness
pervasiveness
noun
The state or quality of being present in all parts of a particular thing or place.
pervertedness
pervertedness
noun
The state of being perverted; perversion.
petiveriaceae
petropavlovsk
philippeville
phillipsville
philogenitive
philogenitive
adj
(formal) Fond of children.
photoactivate
photoactivate
verb
To activate by means of photoactivation
photoactivity
photoactivity
noun
The condition of being photoactive
photoemissive
photoemissive
adj
of, or relating to photoemission
photoengraved
photoengraved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of photoengrave
photoengraver
photoengraver
noun
A person who makes photoengravings.
photoengraves
photoengraves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of photoengrave
photonegative
photonegative
adj
(biology) having a negative phototropic or phototactic response; repelled by light
photopositive
photopositive
adj
(biology) having a positive phototropic or phototactic response; attracted by light
phytovitellin
pinckneyville
plaintiveness
plaintiveness
noun
The state or condition of being plaintive.
plantersville
pleasantville
pleasureville
plumbisolvent
plumbisolvent
adj
Alternative form of plumbosolvent
plumbosolvent
plumbosolvent
adj
Exhibiting plumbosolvency.
pluviographic
pluviographic
adj
Relating to pluviography.
pollenivorous
pollenivorous
adj
That feeds on pollen, pollenophagous
pollinivorous
pollinivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on pollen.
pollocksville
ponderomotive
ponderomotive
adj
Able to move a weight (or anything having mass)
portervillios
portreeveship
portreeveship
noun
The state or business of a portreeve.
postclavicula
postdigestive
postinfective
postinfective
adj
Relating to postinfection
postmediaeval
postoperative
postoperative
adj
Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation.
noun
A transgender person who has undergone gender reassignment surgery.
postvarioloid
postvertebral
postvertebral
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the vertebrae
preactiveness
preadjectival
preadvertency
preadvertised
preadvertised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preadvertise
preadvertiser
preadvocating
preaggravated
preaggressive
precipitative
precipitative
adj
Synonym of precipitate
preconceiving
preconceiving
verb
present participle of preconceive
preconcertive
preconcessive
precongestive
preconnective
precontriving
precontriving
verb
present participle of precontrive
preconvention
preconvention
adj
Before a convention (meeting or gathering).
noun
A preliminary convention.
preconversion
preconversion
adj
Prior to conversion
noun
conversion prior to some other operation
preconveyance
preconviction
preconviction
adj
Prior to conviction.
noun
A prior conviction.
preconvincing
precorruptive
precultivated
precultivated
adj
cultivated in advance
predecisively
predeliveries
predeliveries
noun
plural of predelivery
prederivation
predicatively
predicatively
adv
As a predicate; giving information about the subject of a sentence.
prediscoverer
prediscoverer
noun
One who prediscovers.
predissolving
preeruptively
preevaporated
preevaporator
preexpressive
prefigurative
prefigurative
adj
Showing by prefiguration.
pregalvanized
preimpressive
preindicative
preinvestment
preinvitation
preinvocation
prejudicative
prejudicative
adj
Forming a judgment without due examination; prejudging.
premeditative
premeditative
adj
Involving premeditation.
preobservance
preoccupative
preoverthrown
preparatively
preparatively
adv
By way of preparation.
preperceptive
prepersuasive
prepersuasive
adj
Prior to persuasion.
prepositively
prepositively
adv
In a prepositive position.
prerevelation
prerogatively
prerogatively
adv
By prerogative.
prerogativity
preservations
preservations
noun
plural of preservation
preservatives
preservatives
noun
plural of preservative
presuggestive
presumptively
presumptively
adv
As is presumed to be the case
In a presumptive manner
presupervised
presupervisor
pretelevision
pretelevision
adj
Before the introduction of television.
pretervection
pretervection
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) The act of carrying past or beyond.
prevaccinated
prevaccinated
adj
vaccinated prior to some other treatment
prevalentness
prevalescence
prevaricating
prevaricating
verb
present participle of prevaricate
prevarication
prevarication
noun
(Ancient Rome, law, historical) The collusion of an informer with the defendant, for the purpose of making a sham prosecution.
(law) A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
(now rare) Deviation from what is right or correct.
A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.
Evasion of the truth.
prevaricative
prevaricative
adj
Synonym of prevaricatory
prevaricators
prevaricators
noun
plural of prevaricator
prevaricatory
prevaricatory
adj
Tending to prevaricate.
prevegetation
prevegetation
adj
Before the appearance of vegetation.
preventatives
preventatives
noun
plural of preventative
preventionism
preventionism
noun
A policy or approach based on trying to prevent something from happening.
preventionist
preventionist
noun
One who tries to prevent something from happening; an advocate of prevention.
preventoriums
preventoriums
noun
plural of preventorium
previctorious
previgilantly
previsibility
previsibility
noun
(uncommon) The quality of being previsible; able to be previewed.
prevocational
prevocational
adj
In preparation for a vocation.
prevolitional
prevolitional
adj
Before an act of the will.
primitiveness
primitiveness
noun
The quality or state of being primitive.
primitivistic
primitivistic
adj
Of or pertaining to primitivism.
primitivities
primitivities
noun
plural of primitivity
primogenitive
primogenitive
noun
(obsolete) primogeniture
privateersman
privateersman
noun
(nautical) The captain or member of the crew of a privateer.
privativeness
privativeness
noun
The state of being privative.
privatization
privatization
noun
The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control.
proconvention
proconvention
adj
In favour of a convention.
proconviction
procreativity
proctorsville
profusiveness
profusiveness
noun
The quality of being profusive.
progenerative
progovernment
progovernment
adj
In favour of the government.
progressively
progressively
adv
As part of a progression.
In a progressive manner.
progressivism
progressivism
noun
A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society.
progressivist
progressivist
noun
An advocate of progressivism.
progressivity
progressivity
noun
The condition of being progressive.
prohibitively
prohibitively
adv
In a prohibitive manner.
To a prohibitive extent.
proinvestment
proliferative
proliferative
adj
(not comparable, cytology) of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of cells
proliferating; tending to proliferate
noun
Such a cell
promotiveness
promotiveness
noun
The quality of being promotive.
pronunciative
pronunciative
adj
(obsolete) Uttering confidently; dogmatical.
proprovincial
prorevolution
proslaveryism
prospectively
prospectively
adv
In a prospective manner.
protovanadium
protovertebra
protovertebra
noun
(anatomy) One of the primitive masses, or segments, into which the mesoblast of the vertebrate embryo breaks up on either side of the anterior part of the notochord; a mesoblastic, or protovertebral, somite.