imperishable

Speech parts

1. imperishable - Noun

2. imperishable - Adjective

3. imperishable - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Not perishable; not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring permanently; as, an imperishable monument; imperishable renown.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

enduring abiding incorruptible constant stable permanent firm continuing lasting steady eternal forever persistent durable renewable
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Antonyms

perishable countable diurnal brief temporary dying
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Examples

If hell has no answer for the questioning dead, it is not because it refuses to answer (for rigorous, alas, in observance, is the imperishable fire), but it is because hell has nothing to say, will say nothing eternally. Georges Bernanos

I still feel the need of some imperishable bliss. Wallace Stevens

The name of Abraham Lincoln is imperishable. Matthew Simpson

The soul of man is immortal and imperishable. Plato

Gods are condemned to live the dream of the imperishable. Giannina Braschi

It has always seemed to me a pity that the young people of our generation should grow up with such scant knowledge of Greek and Latin literature, its wealth and variety, its freshness and its imperishable quality. James Loeb

Close letter words and terms

imperiousnes imperiousness imperishability imperishableness imperishably imperishingness