perennial

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.
2. (figuratively, not-comparable) Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; neverending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.
3. (figuratively, not-comparable) Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.
4. (figuratively, not-comparable, rare) Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.
5. (not-comparable) Of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.

Noun

1. A plant that is active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.
2. (broadly) A thing that lasts forever.
3. (broadly) A person or thing (such as a problem) that appears or returns regularly.

Synonyms

eternal

everlasting

permanent

perpetual

continuous

recurrent

undying

unceasing

persistent

immortal

uninterrupted

perdurable

perennial plant

ever-flowing

never-failing

long-lived

repeated

continual

incessant

ageless

interminable

enduring

lasting

constant

unabating

unbroken

unending

unremitting

year-round

aeonian

eonian

longevous

free burning

pauseless

abiding

unpausing

agelong

ancient

atemporal

continued

continuing

durable

endless

evergreen

forever

imperishable

inexhaustible

invariable

inveterate

long-life

Translations

perenne

perenne

perene

perenne

pérenne

eeuwig

permanent

perpétuel

διηνεκής

dauernd

beständig

αέναος

récurrent

continuo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈɹɛn.ɪ.əl/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle French: pérenne

Cognate with French: pérenne

Cognate with Italian: perenne

Cognate with Spanish: perenne

In summary

The adjective is borrowed from Latin perennis (“lasting through the whole year or for several years, perennial; continual, everlasting, perpetual”) + English -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Perennis is derived from per- (“completive or intensifying prefix with the sense of doing something all the way through or entirely”) + annus (“year; season, time”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et- (“to go”)). By surface analysis, per- + -ennial.
The noun is derived from the adjective.
Cognates
* Middle French pérenne (modern French pérenne (“lasting through the whole year, perennial”))
* Italian perenne (“lasting for a long time”)
* Spanish perenne (“eternal; permanent; a perennial plant”)

Sentences

There is no perennial river in the district .