perpetual meaning and definition

PERPETUAL adjective

Definition of perpetual (adjective)

1. continuing forever or indefinitely
   • "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven"
   • synonyms: aeonian, ageless, eonian, eternal, everlasting, unceasing, unending
2. uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
   • "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger"
   • synonyms: ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, unceasing, unremitting