perpetual
- 01 C1 Advanced
lasting forever or for a very long time.
lasting for an indefinitely long period or for eternity. Often used in legal or formal contexts to describe agreements or states.
Simple“The two countries signed a treaty of perpetual peace to end the war.”
In context“The trust was established to provide perpetual funding for the library, ensuring its operations would continue long after the original donors had passed.”
Synonyms - 02 C2 Proficiency
describing a plant that produces flowers throughout the whole growing season.
producing a succession of flowers throughout the growing season rather than blooming only once.
Simple“These perpetual roses will keep your garden colourful until the first frost.”
In context“The hybrid perpetual roses became immensely popular in the nineteenth century due to their ability to bloom reliably in both spring and autumn.”
Synonymsever blooming
“A perpetual caveat: Power plant technologies have important differences to keep in mind when comparing generating capacity.”
“However, there is one that has eluded him and he’s now in a perpetual hunt for it: Walls’ Midnight Mint – a brown choc ice wrapper with an owl on it.”
From Middle English perpetuel, from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetuālis (“universal”), from perpetuus, from petō.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.