Perennial

//pəˈɹɛn.ɪ.əl//

Synonyms for "perennial" (198 found)

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Closest matches (40)

Strong matches (59)

Noun(1 words)
hardy perennial

Related words (99)

Adjective(2 words)
recurrentrepeated

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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capable of

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coordinate

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derived

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has context

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is a

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related to

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similar

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Translations

119 translations across 37 languages.

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Belarusian

1 entries
  • шматгадо́вы adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • ве́чен adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • многогоди́шен adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • непрекъ́снат adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • тра́ен adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)

Catalan

4 entries
  • perenne adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • perenne adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • perenne adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • perennifoli noun (plant active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 多年生 adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • 常年 adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • 多年生 noun (plant active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Czech

2 entries
  • trvalka adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • trvalka noun (plant active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Danish

4 entries
  • evig adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • evig adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • flerårig adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • helårlig adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)

Dutch

4 entries
  • eeuwig adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • eeuwig adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • gansjarig adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • meerjarig adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • staŭdo noun (plant active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ajaton adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • jatkuva adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • monivuotinen adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • toistuva adj (appearing or recurring again and again — see also recurrent)

French

2 entries
  • pérenne adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • vivace noun (plant active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Galician

3 entries
  • perenne adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • perenne adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • pernal adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)

Georgian

1 entries
  • მრავალწლოვანი adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

German

4 entries
  • dauerhaft adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • ganzjährig adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • mehrjährig adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • wiederkehrend adj (appearing or recurring again and again — see also recurrent)

Greek

4 entries
  • αέναος adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • αέναος adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • αιώνιος adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • διηνεκής adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)

Hindi

4 entries
  • चिरस्थायी adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • चिरस्थायी adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • बारहमासी adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • बारहमासी adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • állandó adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • évelő adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • évelő noun (plant active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • fjölær adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • fjölær adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Interlingua

3 entries
  • perenne adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • perenne adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • perenne adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Irish

2 entries
  • ilbhliantúil adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • ilbhliantúil adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Italian

4 entries
  • eterno adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • perenne adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • perenne adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • perenne adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 多年生の adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • 永続する adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • көпжылдық adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Ladino

1 entries
  • siemprebive adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)

Latin

1 entries
  • perennis adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)

Manx

4 entries
  • yl-vleeantagh adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • yl-vleeantagh adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • yl-vleinoil adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • yl-vleinoil adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Māori

1 entries
  • tautini adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • flerårig adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • fleirårig adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Persian

2 entries
  • جاوید adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • چندساله adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Polish

4 entries
  • częsty adj (appearing or recurring again and again — see also recurrent)
  • odwieczny adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • powracający adj (appearing or recurring again and again — see also recurrent)
  • powtarzający się adj (appearing or recurring again and again — see also recurrent)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • perene adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • perene adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • perene adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • vivaz adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Russian

4 entries
  • ве́чный adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)
  • возвраща́ющийся adj (appearing or recurring again and again — see also recurrent)
  • круглогоди́чный adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • многоле́тний adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Slovene

2 entries
  • trajnica noun (plant active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • večletna rastlina noun (plant active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Spanish

3 entries
  • perenne adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • perennifolio adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • planta perenne noun (plant active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Swedish

2 entries
  • flerårig adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • perenn noun (plant active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Turkish

4 entries
  • birkaç senelik adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)
  • bütün sene boyunca adj (lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time)
  • periodik adj (appearing or recurring again and again — see also recurrent)
  • sürekli adj (continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • багаторі́чний adj (of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons)

Sample sentences

29 total sentences available.

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The oligarchic character of the modern English commonwealth does not rest, like many oligarchies, on the cruelty of the rich to the poor. It does not even rest on the kindness of the rich to the poor. It rests on the perennial and unfailing kindness of the poor to the rich.

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Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Source: tatoeba (1490947)

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

Source: tatoeba (6711347)

What object is served by this circle of misery and violence and fear? It must tend to some end, or else our universe is ruled by chance, which is unthinkable. But what end? There is the great standing perennial problem to which human reason is as far from an answer as ever.

Source: tatoeba (6958010)

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