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perennial
CEFRB2
/pəˈɹɛn.ɪ.əl/
adjective · noun
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Existing or happening repeatedly for a long time.
- 02
noun
A plant that lives and grows for more than two years.
Examples
My country has beautiful beaches, lush nature and a perennial spring climate.
This gladiolus is perennial: it flowers every year without needing any special attention.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /pəˈɹɛn.i.əl/
- /pəˈɹɛn.j(ə)l/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsAppearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.
Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; never-ending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.
Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.
More examples
In contextHis artwork has a perennial beauty.
a perennial candidate in elections
a perennial stream
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Origin
adjective
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 (“et...