perpetual

 
Pronunciation: /pəˈpɛtʃʊəl, -tjʊəl/

adjective

  • 1never ending or changing: deep caves in perpetual darkness
  • [attributive] denoting or having a position, job, or trophy held for life: a perpetual secretary of the society
  • (of an investment) having no fixed maturity date; irredeemable: a perpetual bond
  • 2occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted: their perpetual money worries
  • 3(of a plant) blooming or fruiting several times in one season: he grows perpetual flowering carnations

Derivatives

perpetually

adverb

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus 'continuing throughout', from perpes, perpet- 'continuous'