perpetual
Plural: perpetuals
Adjective Satellite
- continuing forever or indefinitely
- "hell's perpetual fires"
- uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
- "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"
Adj
- Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.
- Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration.
- Continuing; uninterrupted.
- Flowering throughout the growing season.
Noun
- Ellipsis of perpetual check.
Examples
- By means of artificial hybridization, practised for a series of years, he has succeeded in producing a race of carnations which are perpetual bloomers.
- perpetual copyright
- The hybrid perpetual roses as a rule require to be pruned to within 4 to 6 inches of the ground.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English perpetuel, from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetuālis (“universal”), from perpetuus, from petō.
Synonyms
aeonian, ageless, ceaseless, constant, eonian, eternal, everlasting, incessant, never-ending, unceasing, unending, unremitting, ageful, agelong, amaranthine, continuous, endless, enduring, eterne, everduring, evergreen, eviternal, forever, imperishable, indesinent, lasting, neverending, nonstop, perennial, permanent, perpetual, perpetuate, persistent, sempiternal, timeless, undeadly, undying
Scrabble Score: 13
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