Imperishable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Imperishable \Im*per"ish*a*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + perishable:
     cf. F. imp['e]rissable.]
     Not perishable; not subject to decay; indestructible;
     enduring permanently; as, an imperishable monument;
     imperishable renown. -- {Im*per"ish*a*ble*ness}, n. --
     {Im*per"ish*a*bly}, adv.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  imperishable
       adj 1: not perishable [ant: {perishable}]
       2: unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" [syn:
          {abiding}, {enduring}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "imperishable":
     amaranthine, deathless, embalmed, ever-fresh, everlasting,
     fadeless, frozen, immortal, impregnable, incorruptible, indelible,
     indestructible, ineffaceable, ineradicable, inexpugnable,
     inextinguishable, invincible, invulnerable, irrefragable,
     never-dying, nonperishable, quenchless, undampable, undestroyable,
     undying, unfading, unquenchable