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- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
lasting or continuing forever.
A number of religions believe in a perpetual life after death.- synonyms:
- everlasting
- antonyms:
- ephemeral, temporary, transient
- similar words:
- abiding, ceaseless, endless, enduring, eternal, perennial, permanent, persistent, sempiternal, undying
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| definition 2: |
lasting or intended to last for an indefinite or unlimited time.
The money his father left gives him a perpetual income.- synonyms:
- lasting
- antonyms:
- ephemeral, temporary, transient
- similar words:
- ceaseless, durable, everlasting, permanent
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| definition 3: |
recurring or continuing without stop or interruption.
The inventor's goal was to build a perpetual motion machine.Her seemingly perpetual complaining was a burden to her husband.- synonyms:
- continuous, unceasing
- antonyms:
- intermittent
- similar words:
- ceaseless, constant, continual, endless, incessant, nonstop, perennial, persistent, recurrent, unbroken
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| definition 4: |
of a flowering plant, producing blooms throughout the growing season.
- similar words:
- long-lived
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| related words: |
immortal, immutable, life, longstanding, standing, timeless |
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| derivation: |
perpetually (adv.) |
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