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- DictionaryPer·pet·u·al/pərˈpeCH(əw)əl/
adjective
- 1. never ending or changing: "deep caves in perpetual darkness"
- 2. occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted: "their perpetual money worries"
1. a. : continuing forever : everlasting. perpetual motion. b (1) : valid for all time. a perpetual right. (2) : holding something (such as an office) for life or for an unlimited time. 2. : occurring continually : indefinitely long-continued. perpetual problems. 3. : blooming continuously throughout the season. Synonyms. ceaseless. continual.
PERPETUAL definition: 1. continuing for ever in the same way: 2. often repeated: 3. continuing forever in the same way: . Learn more.
adjective. us / pɚˈpetʃ.u.əl / uk / pəˈpetʃ.u.əl / Add to word list. continuing forever in the same way: They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered. He has hard, cold eyes and his mouth is set in a perpetual sneer. a perpetual student. often repeated: perpetual vandalism. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Always & never. again.
continuing or enduring forever; everlasting. Synonyms: enduring, permanent. Antonyms: temporary. lasting an indefinitely long time: perpetual snow. continuing or continued without intermission or interruption; ceaseless: a perpetual stream of visitors all day. Synonyms: uninterrupted, unending, constant, incessant, continuous.
adjective. uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing. “the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy”. synonyms: ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, unabating, unceasing, unremitting. continuous, uninterrupted. continuing in time or space without interruption.
adjective. /pəˈpetʃuəl/ /pərˈpetʃuəl/ [usually before noun] continuing for a long period of time without stopping or being interrupted synonym continuous. the perpetual noise of traffic. We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear. (literary) mountain peaks covered with perpetual snows and ice. Extra Examples. Topics Time c2.
4 days ago · Definition of 'perpetual' Word Frequency. perpetual. (pəʳpetʃuəl ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A perpetual feeling, state, or quality is one that never ends or changes. ...the creation of a perpetual union. perpetually adverb [ADVERB with verb] They were all perpetually starving.
Definition of perpetual – Learner’s Dictionary. perpetual. adjective. uk / pəˈpetʃuəl / us. Add to word list. never ending: He seems to be in a perpetual state of confusion. perpetually. adverb. (Definition of perpetual from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of perpetual. in Chinese (Traditional)
Noun. Filter. adjective. Lasting forever; never-ending. Conceived heaven as a state of perpetual bliss. American Heritage. Lasting or enduring forever or for an indefinitely long time; eternal; permanent. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Continuing indefinitely without interruption; unceasing; constant. A perpetual nuisance.
1. Lasting forever; never-ending: conceived heaven as a state of perpetual bliss. 2. Continuing or being so for an indefinitely long time: found themselves in perpetual debt; felt like a perpetual outsider. See Synonyms at continual. 3. Flowering throughout the growing season.
