Imperishable

Definitions: Imperishable

Imperishable

Adjective

1. Not perishable.

2. Unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths".

Date "imperishable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Synonyms: Imperishable

Synonyms: abiding (adj), enduring (adj). (additional references)

Antonym: perishable (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Perpetuity	Adjective: perpetual, eternal; everduring, everlasting, ever-living, ever-flowing; continual, sempiternal; coeternal; endless, unending; ceaseless, incessant, uninterrupted, indesinent, unceasing; endless, unending, interminable, having no end; unfading, evergreen, amaranthine; neverending, never-dying, never-fading; deathless, immortal, undying, imperishable.
Repute	Imperishable, deathless, immortal, never fading, aere
Stability	Indefeasible, irretrievable, intransmutable, incommutable, irresoluble, irrevocable, irreversible, reverseless, inextinguishable, irreducible; indissoluble, indissolvable; indestructible, undying, imperishable, incorruptible, indelible, indeciduous; insusceptible, insusceptible of change.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Imperishable

English words defined with "imperishable": Endless screw ♦ Immortal flowers ♦ Unperishable. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	An Imperishable Fame: The Civil War Experience of George Fisher McFarland (reference) Channels of Imperishable Fire: The Beginnings of Christian Mystical Poetry and Dioscorus of Aphrodite (Lang Classical Studies ; 7) (reference) Imperishable Empire (reference) Imperishable Empire: A Study of British Fiction on India (reference) Something Good Is Going to Happen to You!: Choose the Imperishable, See the Invisible, Do the Impossible (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Title	Author	Quote
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	It has a constant and imperishable moral, and to the scholar it yields a classic result.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Madison	1809-1817	I submit to Congress the seasonableness also of an authority to augment the stock of such materials as are imperishable in their nature, or may not at once be attainable.
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	The magnificence and splendor of their public works are among the imperishable glories of the ancient republics.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Imperishable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Imperishable" is used about 26 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	26	68,323

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "imperishable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i pavdekshëm (deathless, immortal, never-dying, undying), i pashkatërrueshëm (indestructible). (various references)

Arabic		‏غير فان, ‏خالد (deathless, eternally, immortal, perennial, timeless, undying), ‏باق (enduring, everlasting, lasting, permanent, remaining, surviving). (various references)

Bulgarian		вечен (constant, continual, endless, eternal, everlasting, incessant, indissoluble, interminable, never ending, perdurable, perennial, perpetual, sempiternal, timeless, undying, unfading, unperishing), нетленен (incorruptible). (various references)

Czech		neznièitelný (indestructible), nepomíjející, nepodléhající zkáze, nehynoucí (immortal, undying). (various references)

Farsi		فاسدنشدنی (Incorruptible). (various references)

Finnish		katoamaton (ineffaceable, unfading). (various references)

French		impérissable (immortal). (various references)

German		widerstandsfähig (fast, Hardy, resistant, robust, tolerant, tough), unvergänglich (abiding, deathless, everlasting, immortal, imperishably, nonvolatile, undying, unfading). (various references)

Greek		άφθαρτοσ (deathless, indestructible, unfading). (various references)

Hebrew		לא מתקלקל, בר קימא (durable, lasting, viable). (various references)

Hungarian		maradandó (abiding, dateless, deathless, enduring, indefectible, lasting, standing, to last, undying), múlhatatlan (undying), hervadhatatlan (undying, unfading), elmúlhatatlan (undying). (various references)

Indonesian		langgeng (eternal), kekal (everlasting, lifelong, undying). (various references)

Italian		indistruttibile (indestructible, scuffproof), imperituro (undying, unperishing), eterno (endless, eternal, eternally, everlasting, never ending, timeless). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		不朽 (eternal, everlasting, immortal, immortality). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ふきゅう (deterioration, diffusion, eternal, everlasting, immortal, immortality, in no hurry, nonessential, rot, spread). (various references)

Manx		do-cheaut, beayn-hassooagh (durable, perseverant). (various references)

Norwegian		uforgjengelig (indestructible), ubedervelig. (various references)

Pig Latin		imperishableay.(various references)

Portuguese		inextinguível (inextricable, never ending, quenchless, unquenchable), imperecível (eternal, never-dying, nevermore, undying), urgente (burning, clamant, exigible, immediate reality, pressing, prompt, quick, urgent, urgently). (various references)

Romanian		nepieritor (amaranthine, fadeless, immortal, unfading), nemuritor (deathless, eternal, immortal, never-dying, undying). (various references)

Russian		нерушимый (indestructible, infrangible, inviolable). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		večan (eternal, everlasting, undying, unending), nerazoriv (indestructible), neprolazan (impassable, indefectible, permanent). (various references)

Spanish		imperecedero (immortal, nonvolatile, undying). (various references)

Swedish		oförgänglig (fadeless, never-fading, undying). (various references)

Turkish		yok olmaz, unutulmaz (evergreen, haunting, memorable, namable, never-to-be-forgotten, notable, unforgetable), bozulmaz (incorruptible, indefectible, indissoluble), ölümsüz (deathless, endless, eternal, everlasting, immortal, undying), çürümez (incorruptible). (various references)

Ukranian		нетлінний, нев'янучий (fadeless, never-fading, perennial). (various references)

Vietnamese		bất tử (amaranthine, deathless, immortal, immortally, never-dying, undying, unperishing), bất hủ (immortal, immortally), bất diệt; không thể tiêu diệt được t�"n tại lâu d� i. (various references)

Welsh		anniflanedig (unfading). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	incorrupti, incorruptibilem, incorruptibili, incorruptibilis, incorruptum, inmortalem, inmortali, inmortalis. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	aithyajanghaêibya, ajyamnem. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "imperishable": imperishableness, imperishablenesses, imperishables. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "imperishable" (pronounced 'Im*per"ish*a*ble'): Abatable, Abdicable, Abhominable, Abhorrible, Abolishable, Abominable, Abrogable, Absolvable, Absorbable, Abusable, Accendible, Accentuable, Acceptable, Accessible, Acclimatable, Acclimatizable, Accommodable, Accompanable, Accomplishable, Accomptable, Accordable, Accostable, Accountable, Accusable, Accustomable, Acetable, Achievable, Acidifiable, Acquaintable, Acquirable, Acreable, Actable, Actionable, Adaptable, Addable, Addible, Adducible, Adjustable, Administrable, Admirable, Admissible, Admittable, Adoptable, Adorable, Adustible, Advantageable, Advisable, Affable, Affectible, Affiliable, Affirmable, Affordable, Aggrandizable, Agible, Agitable, Agreeable, Alarmable, Alible, Alienable, Alkalifiable, Allegeable, Alliable, Allottable, Allowable, Alterable, Amassable, Ameliorable, Amenable, Amendable, Amerceable, Amiable, Amicable, Amissible, Amortizable, Amovable, Amusable, Analyzable, Anchorable, Annihilable, Annullable, Annunciable, Answerable, Appealable, Appeasable, Appellable, Appetible, Applausable, Appliable, Applicable, Appointable, Apposable, Appraisable, Appreciable, Apprehensible, Approachable, Appropriable, Approvable, Aptable, Arbitrable, Arguable, Argumentable, Ascendable, Ascendible, Ascertainable, Ascribable, Aspectable, Assailable, Assaultable, Assayable, Assessable, Assignable, Assimilable, Associable, Assumable, Atonable, Attachable, Attackable, Attainable, Attemptable, Attractable, Attributable, Augmentable, Authorizable, Available, Avertible, Avoidable, Avouchable, Avowable, Bailable, Balanceable, Bankable, Baptizable, Batable, Battable, Bauble, Bawble, Bearable, Bedabble, Bedrabble, Bedribble, Beggable, Behoovable, Bejumble, Believable, Bendable, Bequeathable, Bescribble, Betumble, Bewailable, Bibble-babble, bible, Biddable, Bipartible, Blamable, Boardable, Boatable, Borable, Bowable, Breakable, Breathable, Bribable, Burnable, Calcinable, Calculable, Capable, Carriable, Carriageable, Catchable, Causable, Censurable, Cessible, Challengeable, Chanceable, Changeable, Chargeable, Charitable, Chasable, Chastisable, Chasuble, Cheatable, Circulable, Circumnavigable, Circumscribable, Circumscriptible, Circumstantiable, Citable, Civilizable, Claimable, Classible, Classifiable, Cleansable, Cleavable, Clergyable, Climbable, Clubbable, Coagulable, Coctible, Coercible, Cogitable, Cognizable, Cognoscible, Cohesible, Collatable, Collectible, Colliquable, Colorable, Combatable, Combinable, Commandable, Commeasurable, Commemorable, Commendable, Commensurable, Commiserable, Committable, Committible, Commonable, Communicable, Commutable, Compactible, Companable, Companiable, Companionable, Comparable, Compassable, Compassionable, Compatible, Compellable, Competible, Complainable, Compliable, Comportable, Compossible, Compoundable, Comprehensible, Compressible, Comptible, Computable, Concealable, Conceivable, Conceptible, Conclusible, Concordable, Concrescible, Concupiscible, Condemnable, Condensable, Condensible, Conducible, Conductible, Conferrable, Confinable, Confirmable, Confiscable, Confluxible, Conformable, Confusable, Confutable, Congeable, Congealable, Conjecturable, Conquerable, Conscionable, Conservable, Considerable, Consolable, Consortable, Constable, Constrainable, Consumable, Containable, Contaminable, Contemptible, Conterminable, Contestable, Continuable, Contractible, Contradictable, Contributable, Contrivble, Controllable, Controvertible, Conusable, Conversable, Conversible, Convertible, Conveyable, Convict1ible, Convincible, Corbel-table, Correlatable, Corrigible, Corrodible, Corrosible, Corrumpable, Counselable, countable, Countermandable, Coupable, Covenable, Covetable, Creable, Creatable, Credible, Creditable, Criticisable, Crucible, Crummable, Crystallizable, Cullible, Culpable, Cultivable, Cultivatable, Culturable, Curable, Customable, Damageable, Damnable, Datable, Debatable, Deceivable, Deceptible, Decerptible, decidable, Decipherable, Declarable, Declinable, Decoctible, Decomposable, Decompoundable, Decreeable, Deducible, Deductible, Defatigable, Defeasible, Defectible, Defendable, Defensible, Definable, Deflagrable, Deflectable, Deleble, Delectable, Delightable, Delineable, Delitable, Deliverable, Deludable, Demandable, Demisable, Demonstrable, Demountable, Demurrable, Deniable, Denominable, Denotable, Departable, Depectible, Dependable, Depertible, Deplorable, Deposable, Deprecable, Depredable, Deprehensible, Deprivable, Deputable, Derivable, Descendible, Describable, Desiderable, Designable, Desirable, Despicable, Despisable, Destinable, Destroyable, Destructible, Detachable, Determinable, Detestable, Developable, Devisable, Devitable, Devourable, Diffusible, Digestible, Diggable, Dilatable, Dimble, Diminishable, Dirigible, Disadvantageable, Disagreeable, Disallowable, Discernible, Disciplinable, Discomfortable, Discommendable, Disconformable. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-h-i-i-l-m-p-r-s"
	-2 letters: blasphemer, perishable.
	-3 letters: blaspheme, imperials, marbleise, miserable, periblems, perihelia, preambles, shapelier.
	-4 letters: amberies, blimpish, earlship, empalers, espalier, harelips, hireable, impalers, impearls, imperial, imperils, lempiras, limpsier, measlier, periblem, pharisee, plashier, preamble, ramilies, resample, samphire, seraphim.
	-5 letters: airship, alibies, ambeers, amblers, ambries, amperes, aperies, bailees, bailers, bailies, balmier, beamier, beamish, bearish, beleaps, beliers, bemires, berimes, beshame, beslime, besmear, besmile, bialies, biremes, blamers, blemish, empaler, empales, empires, emprise, epimers, hailers, hampers, hareems, harelip, harpies, healers, helpers, hempier, herbals, hirable, hirples, impairs, impaler, impales, impearl, imperia, imperil, imphees, implies, impresa, imprese, lambers, lambier, lambies, lampers, leapers, lempira, limbers, limbier, limpers, mailers, marbles, mealier, mealies, meshier, mihrabs, milreis, mishear, palmers, palmier, pismire, plasher, pleaser, prelims, premeal, premies, premise, presale, primsie, rambles, ramilie, realise, realism, relapse, remails, repeals, replies, reshape, rimples, risible, sampler, seamier, seriema, shalier, shamble, sharpie, similar, simpler, slimier, spheral, spieler, spireme.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-h-i-i-l-m-p-r-s"
	+1 letter: imperishables.
	+4 letters: imperishableness.
	+5 letters: hypermutabilities, imperishabilities.
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