Imperishable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Imperishable is an adjective meaning Not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently.
Meaning
Not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently.
More Meanings
- (in the plural) something that does not perish, or keeps for a long time
Example Sentences
an imperishable monument
The child was to be a prophet, unrivalled among men, and the parent of an imperishable race.
Sir Philip Sidney, soldier, courtier, statesman and poet, was born at Penshurst in 1554. He won imperishable fame 32 years later at the Battle of Zutphen in Holland when, mortally wounded, he refused a drink of water and passed his flask to a wounded soldier, with the words: 'Thy necessity is yet greater than mine.'
Word Forms
- imperishables
Synonyms for imperishable
Depending on context, synonyms include enduring, abiding, lasting, durable, permanent, perdurable.
Antonyms for imperishable
Common opposites include perishable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include permanent, perdurable, indestructible, enduring, lasting, abiding.
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