most perpetual
u adjective
1.
continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
2.
lasting an indefinitely long time: perpetual snow.
3.
continuing or continued without intermission or interruption; ceaseless: a perpetual stream of visitors all day.
4.
blooming almost continuously throughout the season or the year.
noun
5.
a hybrid rose that is perpetual.
6.
a perennial plant.
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Origin:
1300–50; late Middle English perpetuall < Latin perpetuālis permanent, equivalent to perpetu(us) uninterrupted (per- per- + pet-, base of petere to seek, reach for + -uus deverbal adj. suffix) + -ālis -al1; replacing Middle English perpetuel < Middle French < Latin as above
1300–50; late Middle English perpetuall < Latin perpetuālis permanent, equivalent to perpetu(us) uninterrupted (per- per- + pet-, base of petere to seek, reach for + -uus deverbal adj. suffix) + -ālis -al1; replacing Middle English perpetuel < Middle French < Latin as above
Related forms
per·pet·u·al·i·ty, per·pet·u·al·ness, noun
per·pet·u·al·ly, adverb
non·per·pet·u·al, adjective
non·per·pet·u·al·ly, adverb
qua·si-per·pet·u·al, adjective
Synonyms
1. permanent, enduring. See eternal. 3. continuous, incessant, constant, unending, uninterrupted.
1. permanent, enduring. See eternal. 3. continuous, incessant, constant, unending, uninterrupted.
Antonyms
1. temporary. 3. discontinuous.
1. temporary. 3. discontinuous.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (usually prenominal) eternal; permanent |
| 2. | (usually prenominal) seemingly ceaseless because often repeated: your perpetual complaints |
| 3. | horticulture blooming throughout the growing season or year |
| —n | |
| 4. | (of a crop plant) continually producing edible parts: perpetual spinach |
| 5. | a plant that blooms throughout the growing season |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin perpetuālis universal, from perpes continuous, from per- (thoroughly) + petere to go towards] | |
| per'petually | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
perpetual
mid-14c., from O.Fr. perpetuel (12c.), from L. perpetualis "universal," in M.L. "permanent," from perpetuus "continuous, universal," from perpetis, gen. of Old L. perpes "lasting," probably from per- "through" + root of petere "to seek, go to, aim at" (see petition). Perpetual
motion is attested from 1590s.
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