continual, continuous, constant, incessant, perpetual, perennial mean characterized by continued occurrence or recurrence. continual often implies a close prolonged succession or recurrence.

Continually & repeatedly (Definition of perpetual from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

PERPETUAL definition: continuing or enduring forever; everlasting. See examples of perpetual used in a sentence.

lasting for ever or for a long time; occurring repeatedly over a long time.

Definition of perpetual adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word perpetual, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

lasting for a very long time. continuing without stopping or interrupting: her perpetual whining about her job. Botany (of a plant or flower) blooming throughout the growing season. Botany a perpetual plant. …

Some common synonyms of perpetual are constant, continual, continuous, incessant, and perennial. While all these words mean "characterized by continued occurrence or recurrence," perpetual …

Perpetual motion is the motion of bodies that continues forever in an unperturbed system. A perpetual motion machine is a hypothetical machine that can do work indefinitely without an external energy …

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