perpetual
perpetual Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Never ending or changing; continuing indefinitely without interruption.
"The deepest parts of the ocean floor exist in a state of perpetual darkness."
Occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted.
"His perpetual complaints about the office temperature eventually wore down his colleagues' patience."
Blooming or bearing fruit continuously throughout the growing season (of a plant).
"The gardener planted perpetual carnations along the southern border so the yard would have color all summer."
• noun
A perennial garden plant, especially a hybrid rose or carnation, that produces fragrant, colorful blossoms repeatedly throughout the entire growing season.
"She pruned her hybrid perpetuals in early spring to encourage a second flush of blooms in autumn."
A bond or other financial security that has no fixed maturity date and pays a steady stream of interest indefinitely.
"The university endowment invested a portion of its capital in government perpetuals to secure long-term income."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 14th century via Old French perpetuel from Latin perpetualis, meaning 'universal' or 'permanent', derived from perpetuus ('continuous, uninterrupted'), from per- ('through') and petere ('to seek' or 'to aim at').