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imperishable

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • an imperishable monument

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

something that does not perish, or keeps for a long time

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not perishable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: perishable

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

unceasing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an abiding belief
  • imperishable truths

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: abiding, enduring

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle French impérissable. See im- + perishable.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անկորնչելի (ankornčʻeli) — not perishable
  • Catalan: imperible — not perishable
  • Dutch: onvergankelijk — not perishable
  • Finnish: häviämätön — not perishable
  • Finnish: vanhenematon — not perishable
  • Finnish: ikuinen — not perishable
  • French: impérissable — not perishable
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (unriureis) — not perishable
  • Ancient Greek: ἄφθιτος (áphthitos) — not perishable
  • Hindi: अविनाशी (avināśī) — not perishable
  • Hindi: अक्षय (akṣay) — not perishable
  • Italian: imperituro — not perishable
  • Plautdietsch: onvejenkjlich — not perishable
  • Polish: nieginący — not perishable
  • Polish: niezniszczalny — not perishable
  • Portuguese: imperecível — not perishable
  • Sanskrit: अक्षय (akṣaya) — not perishable
  • Sanskrit: अमृत (amṛta) — not perishable
  • Sanskrit: अनश्वर (anaśvara) — not perishable
  • Spanish: imperecedero — not perishable