imperishableadj.n.

Brit.

/ɪmˈpɛrᵻʃəbl/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpɛrəʃəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: im- prefix², perishable adj.

Etymology: < im- prefix² + perishable adj. Compare earlier imperible adj.Compare French impérissable (1528 in Middle French; also †imperissible (1611 in Cotgrave)).

A. adj.

Not subject to destruction, decay, or death; indestructible; immortal; everlasting, enduring. Cf. unperishable adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adjective]

echec825

echelichc825

endlessc888

lastinga1225

everlastingc1225

perdurablec1275

perpetuala1325

unendeda1325

incorruptiblea1340

ay-lastingc1340

inlastingc1340

eternec1366

interminablec1374

unstanchablec1374

ever-duringa1382

eternalc1386

sempitern1390

never-failinga1400

sempiternal14..

ever-being?a1425

ever-durable?a1425

immarcescible?a1475

perennal?c1500

deathless1547

everlastable1548

incessant1557

unperishing1561

undeterminable1581

evera1586

unendlya1586

inexterminable1592

never-ending?1592

aeviternal1596

dateless1597

undecaying1599

entombless1601

perishless1605

ageless1609

continual1610

perpetuous1612

imperible1614

ne'er-endinga1616

out-date1623

undated1624

perennious1628

immortal1630

imperishable1648

birthless1651

fadeless1652

sempiternous1653

evergreen1655

intemporal1656

indefectible1659

inconclusible1660

unending1661

aeonian1664

unfading1665

sempervirent1668

amaranthal1674

ne'er-dying1693

perennial1717

timeless1742

indefeatablea1754

amaranthine1782

aeonial1800

unterminating1821

unevanescent1827

ay1845

forever1879

sempervirid1909

1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia v. 37 Immaculate and imperishable formes.

1694 tr. N. Rémond des Cours True Conduct Persons of Quality lii. 129 Few Examples are to be found of such an imperishable Virtue.

1745 J. Wesley & C. Wesley Hymns on Lord's Supper xci. 78 Feed with imperishable Food, And fill their raptur'd Souls with God.

a1797 E. Burke Ess. Abridgm. Eng. Hist. (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1812) V. 461 That their gods should be represented under a human form, they thought derogatory to beings uncreated and imperishable [1760 unperishable].

1843 W. Wordsworth Grace Darling 1 Good deeds Do no imperishable record find Save in the rolls of heaven.

1877 J. A. Symonds in Cornhill Mag. June 686 This immunity from age and injury they owe partly to the imperishable nature of baked clay.

1908 J. Adam Relig. Teachers of Greece xiii. 267 Diogenes pronounced the soul to be imperishable.

1961 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees of S. Afr. 281 This remarkable wood is widely known for its almost imperishable properties as timber.

2012 Independent 2 Apr. 3/5 In ‘You are the weakest link. Good-bye!’ an imperishable TV catchphrase was spawned.

B. n.

1. With the. That which is imperishable, immortal, or everlasting.

ΚΠ

1828 Monthly Mag. Apr. 400 They were..teaching..the difference between the perishable and the imperishable.

1863 C. Swain Art & Fashion 74 [The aim of Art] is..to evolve out of The perishable the imperishable!

1907 H. G. Ganss Present Status Catholic Indian Probl. 35 The imperishable is to be preferred to the perishable, the immortal to the mortal.

1964 Amer. Lit. 36 200 His spirit still yearns for the world of essence, for the imperishable and the incorruptible.

2008 T. N. Dhar Inner World, Outer World xiv. 129 The imperishable in everything is to be recognized.

2. An imperishable thing or being; a person or thing with an enduring reputation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [noun] > eternal thing(s) or truth(s)

eternals1649

timeless1825

the eternities1843

imperishable1849

1849 J. R. Ballantyne tr. Varadarája Laghu Kaumudí 62 Thus we get nirjjarasau ‘two imperishables’, nirjjarasah ‘imperishables’, and so on.

1883 J. B.Clarke Sketches Successful New Hampsh. Men 191 In the roll-call of the imperishables in the great struggle for liberty, his name will be heard among the first.

a1910 ‘M. Twain’ Myst. Stranger (1916) iii. 27 Man is made of dirt—I saw him made. I am not made of dirt... I am of the aristocracy of the Imperishables.

1964 New Statesman 3 Apr. 514/2 I have seen Oliver Twist,..and a number of Jules Verne's imperishables.

2000 Wasafiri Autumn 29/2 This huge one-room shack with..its armchair, hurricane lamp, racks of tinned imperishables.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imperishable
释义	imperishableadj.n. Brit. /ɪmˈpɛrᵻʃəbl/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpɛrəʃəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: im- prefix², perishable adj. Etymology: < im- prefix² + perishable adj. Compare earlier imperible adj.Compare French impérissable (1528 in Middle French; also †imperissible (1611 in Cotgrave)). A. adj. Not subject to destruction, decay, or death; indestructible; immortal; everlasting, enduring. Cf. unperishable adj. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adjective] echec825 echelichc825 endlessc888 lastinga1225 everlastingc1225 perdurablec1275 perpetuala1325 unendeda1325 incorruptiblea1340 ay-lastingc1340 inlastingc1340 eternec1366 interminablec1374 unstanchablec1374 ever-duringa1382 eternalc1386 sempitern1390 never-failinga1400 sempiternal14.. ever-being?a1425 ever-durable?a1425 immarcescible?a1475 perennal?c1500 deathless1547 everlastable1548 incessant1557 unperishing1561 undeterminable1581 evera1586 unendlya1586 inexterminable1592 never-ending?1592 aeviternal1596 dateless1597 undecaying1599 entombless1601 perishless1605 ageless1609 continual1610 perpetuous1612 imperible1614 ne'er-endinga1616 out-date1623 undated1624 perennious1628 immortal1630 imperishable1648 birthless1651 fadeless1652 sempiternous1653 evergreen1655 intemporal1656 indefectible1659 inconclusible1660 unending1661 aeonian1664 unfading1665 sempervirent1668 amaranthal1674 ne'er-dying1693 perennial1717 timeless1742 indefeatablea1754 amaranthine1782 aeonial1800 unterminating1821 unevanescent1827 ay1845 forever1879 sempervirid1909 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia v. 37 Immaculate and imperishable formes. 1694 tr. N. Rémond des Cours True Conduct Persons of Quality lii. 129 Few Examples are to be found of such an imperishable Virtue. 1745 J. Wesley & C. Wesley Hymns on Lord's Supper xci. 78 Feed with imperishable Food, And fill their raptur'd Souls with God. a1797 E. Burke Ess. Abridgm. Eng. Hist. (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1812) V. 461 That their gods should be represented under a human form, they thought derogatory to beings uncreated and imperishable [1760 unperishable]. 1843 W. Wordsworth Grace Darling 1 Good deeds Do no imperishable record find Save in the rolls of heaven. 1877 J. A. Symonds in Cornhill Mag. June 686 This immunity from age and injury they owe partly to the imperishable nature of baked clay. 1908 J. Adam Relig. Teachers of Greece xiii. 267 Diogenes pronounced the soul to be imperishable. 1961 E. Palmer & N. Pitman Trees of S. Afr. 281 This remarkable wood is widely known for its almost imperishable properties as timber. 2012 Independent 2 Apr. 3/5 In ‘You are the weakest link. Good-bye!’ an imperishable TV catchphrase was spawned. B. n. 1. With the. That which is imperishable, immortal, or everlasting. ΚΠ 1828 Monthly Mag. Apr. 400 They were..teaching..the difference between the perishable and the imperishable. 1863 C. Swain Art & Fashion 74 [The aim of Art] is..to evolve out of The perishable the imperishable! 1907 H. G. Ganss Present Status Catholic Indian Probl. 35 The imperishable is to be preferred to the perishable, the immortal to the mortal. 1964 Amer. Lit. 36 200 His spirit still yearns for the world of essence, for the imperishable and the incorruptible. 2008 T. N. Dhar Inner World, Outer World xiv. 129 The imperishable in everything is to be recognized. 2. An imperishable thing or being; a person or thing with an enduring reputation. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [noun] > eternal thing(s) or truth(s) eternals1649 timeless1825 the eternities1843 imperishable1849 1849 J. R. Ballantyne tr. Varadarája Laghu Kaumudí 62 Thus we get nirjjarasau ‘two imperishables’, nirjjarasah ‘imperishables’, and so on. 1883 J. B.Clarke Sketches Successful New Hampsh. Men 191 In the roll-call of the imperishables in the great struggle for liberty, his name will be heard among the first. a1910 ‘M. Twain’ Myst. Stranger (1916) iii. 27 Man is made of dirt—I saw him made. I am not made of dirt... I am of the aristocracy of the Imperishables. 1964 New Statesman 3 Apr. 514/2 I have seen Oliver Twist,..and a number of Jules Verne's imperishables. 2000 Wasafiri Autumn 29/2 This huge one-room shack with..its armchair, hurricane lamp, racks of tinned imperishables. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1648
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