perpetual en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pəˈpɛtʃʊəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /pəˈpɛtjʊəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English perpetuel, from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetuālis (“universal”), from perpetuus, from petō.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.
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(not-comparable) Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration.
perpetual copyright
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(not-comparable) Continuing; uninterrupted.
"And yet," returned Francesca, "the secret of Arden's sufferings seems to have been in himself. From earliest youth he indulged in vain contrasts and repinings, and even his very love was selfish and cruel. Think how much happiness he lost by his perpetual exaggerations!"
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXVIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 297:There are perpetual requests for changes as new payloads and new demands and modifications are suggested by the users.
1986 June 6, Richard Feynman, “Personal observations on the reliability of the Shuttle”, in Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, Report to the President:
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(not-comparable) Flowering throughout the growing season.
By means of artificial hybridization, practised for a series of years, he has succeeded in producing a race of carnations which are perpetual bloomers.
The hybrid perpetual roses as a rule require to be pruned to within 4 to 6 inches of the ground.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perpetuall | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
perpetual beta · perpetual motion machine · perpetual license · perpetuality · perpetualism · perpetual motion · perpetual curate · hybrid perpetual · perpetual bond · perpetually · semiperpetual · perpetualness · unperpetual · a contented mind is a perpetual feast · perpetual revolution · perpetual motion machine of the second kind · perpetual motion machine of the first kind · perpetualist · perpetual futures · nonperpetual · perpetual stew · perpetual pill · perpetual canon · perpetual inventory
Relateds
Synonyms
lasting · persistent · never-ending · agelong · continuous · perpetual · endless · sempiternal · evergreen · persistent · enduring · celestial · undying · eviternal · imperishable · perpetuate · perennial · everlasting · permanent · unending · eternal · indesinent · amaranthine · heavenly · eterne · ageful · nonstop · everduring · forever · timeless · undeadly
Translations (81)
la iūgis (continuing; uninterrupted) · ota موبد (lasting forever) · nb evigvarende (lasting forever) · la perpetuus (continuing; uninterrupted) · da vedvarende (continuing; uninterrupted) · pl wieczny (lasting forever) · nl eeuwig (lasting forever) · bg постоянен (continuing; uninterrupted) · ota ابدی (lasting forever) · hu folytonos (continuing; uninterrupted) · pt perpétuo (continuing; uninterrupted) · fi ikuinen (lasting forever) · da permanent (continuing; uninterrupted) · de dauerhaft (lasting forever) · de ewig (lasting forever) · uk постійний (continuing; uninterrupted) · es perpetuo (lasting forever) · uk вічний (lasting forever) · izh jokaaikain (lasting forever) · pt perpétuo (flowering throughout the growing season) · ota صوڭسز (lasting forever) · bg безкраен (lasting forever) · mi mutungakore (lasting forever) · hi निरंतर (lasting forever) · ca perpetu (lasting forever) · de perpetuell (continuing; uninterrupted) · ota پاینده (lasting forever) · ko 영구의 (lasting forever) · gl perpetuo (lasting forever) · de immerwährend (lasting forever) · ga síoraí (lasting forever) · de unaufhörlich (lasting forever) · de unbefristet (lasting forever) · el παντοτινός (lasting forever) · hu szakadatlan (continuing; uninterrupted) · da evig (lasting forever) · ota دایم (lasting forever) · it perpetuo (lasting forever) · uk безперервний (continuing; uninterrupted) · fi päättymätön (continuing; uninterrupted) · id abadi (lasting forever) · fi koko kasvukauden kukkiva (flowering throughout the growing season) · hi शाश्वत (continuing; uninterrupted) · de ständig (continuing; uninterrupted) · ga síor (continuing; uninterrupted) · grc αἰώνιος (lasting forever) · la perpetuus (lasting forever) · pt perpétuo (lasting forever) · la perpes (continuing; uninterrupted) · it perenne (continuing; uninterrupted) · fi päättymätön (lasting forever) · hi शाश्वत (lasting forever) · hi निरंतर (continuing; uninterrupted) · ru вечный (lasting forever) · la aeternus (lasting forever) · la sempiternus (lasting forever) · pl całoroczny (flowering throughout the growing season) · hu örökös (continuing; uninterrupted) · yue 連續不斷嘅 /连续不断嘅 (continuing; uninterrupted) · de immerblühend (flowering throughout the growing season) · fi jatkuva (continuing; uninterrupted) · bg вечен (lasting forever) · ang ēċe (lasting forever) · bg непрекъснат (continuing; uninterrupted) · de permanent (lasting forever) · el αέναος (continuing; uninterrupted) · el πολυετής (flowering throughout the growing season) · hu örökös (lasting forever) · hu örökké tartó (lasting forever) · ga síoraí (continuing; uninterrupted) · nl eeuwigdurend (lasting forever) · oc perpetual (lasting forever) · grc ἐνδελεχής (continuing; uninterrupted) · ca perpetual (lasting forever) · fr perpétuel (lasting forever) · de ununterbrochen (continuing; uninterrupted) · ro perpetuu (lasting forever) · ro perpetuu (continuing; uninterrupted) · de fortwährend (continuing; uninterrupted) · pl bezustanny (continuing; uninterrupted) · yue 無休止嘅 /无休止嘅 (continuing; uninterrupted)