perpetual
Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.
Other meanings
Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration.
Continuing; uninterrupted.
Synonyms
- eternal
Related words
- nonperpetual
- perpetualism
- perpetualist
- perpetuality
- perpetualness
- semiperpetual
- unperpetual
- perpetual beta
- perpetual bond
- perpetual curate
- perpetual license
- perpetual canon
Word history
From Latin "perpetuālis" (universal).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “perpetual” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.