Dictionary Definition
perpetual adj
1 continuing forever or indefinitely; "the
ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life
everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of
heaven" [syn: ageless,
eternal, everlasting, unending, unceasing]
2 uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long
continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain";
"night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the
never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to
maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with
drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" [syn:
ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending,
unceasing, unremitting]
3 occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or
uninterrupted; "a child's incessant questions"; "your perpetual (or
continual) complaints" [syn: incessant, endless]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Adjective
- 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
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
- Danish: Altid
- Finnish: päättymätön, ikuinen, jatkuva
- Hebrew: תמידי, Tmidi