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per·pet·u·al

perpetual

 
 
pronunciation:
pr pe chu l
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: 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
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
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
definition 4: of a flowering plant, producing blooms throughout the growing season.
similar words:
long-lived
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)perpetual seemingly
(adj.)perpetual + noun adolescence, adolescent, adoration, agony, also-ran, anxiety, astonishment, backwardness, beard, bloom, bond, boredom, calendar, chaos, chronometer, cloud, cold, combat, conflict, confusion, copyright, crisis, curtain, cycle, darkness, decline, diet, discontent, dissatisfaction, drought, dusk, emergency, endeavor, entrepreneur, excitement, exhaustion, exile, fantasy, fear, fertility, festival, flux, fog, frown, frustration, gloom, gridlock, grin, harvest, help, hunger, indulgence, jam, journey, kingship, license, limbo, longing, machine, maintenance, memorial, mess, misery, motion, mourning, optimist, parade, peace, perfection, presence, present, promise, prosperity, quest, reminder, renewal, republic, revolution, rivalry, rush, saving, scheme, scowl, search, shadow, shine, slide, smile, smirk, squint, struggle, sunshine, surprise, suspense, tension, terror, tide, traffic, twilight, variation, virginity, vow, wanderer, warfare, watch, youth [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: perpetually (adv.)