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imperishable Definition

im·per·ish·able (im peris̸h ə bəl)

adjective

not perishable; that will not die or decay; indestructible; immortal

imperishable Related Forms

im·per′·ish·abil·ity noun im·per·ish·ably adverb

imperishable Synonyms

imperishable

modif.

imperishable Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • body: In heaven with our changed imperishable bodies there will be no more decay or death.
  • glory: And grant that Agamemnon may wreathe the Hellene lances with a crown of fame and his own brows with the imperishable glory.
  • fame: Time cannot dull its imperishable fame For the Sixty long Years it has run.
  • record: The structural works are imperishable records of their domestic and sepulchral usages.
  • classic: These little volumes really are indispensable, imperishable classics of the kitchen.
  • joy: Still the everlasting and imperishable joy Which music never fails to give is being given.

Used with adjective complement

raise: But 'it is raised imperishable ' no longer mortal or running down or wearing out.