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Grammar : Adj
Spell : im-per-i-shuh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɛr ɪ ʃə bəl



Definition of imperishable

Origin :
  • 1640s, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + perishable.
  • adj indestructible
Example sentences :
  • Julie, the third imperishable Julie of French romance, never married.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • But the vision of the preacher in those who saw it is imperishable.
  • Extract from : « A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume I » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • How, if imperishable, can they enter into the world of generation?
  • Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
  • Are you not aware, I said, that the soul of man is immortal and imperishable?
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Supposing that the odd were imperishable, must not three be imperishable?
  • Extract from : « Phaedo » by Plato
  • Seeing then that the immortal is indestructible, must not the soul, if she is immortal, be also imperishable?
  • Extract from : « Phaedo » by Plato
  • Certain it is that our inheritance is imperishable, undefiled and unfading.
  • Extract from : « The Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained » by Martin Luther
  • To them I will still be here, standing over them, gigantic, imperishable.
  • Extract from : « The Worshippers » by Damon Francis Knight
  • There is in him, always, something of what Meyers called 'the imperishable child.'
  • Extract from : « Marriage la mode » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • What we have often felt but vaguely, he utters for us in imperishable forms.
  • Extract from : « Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism » by F. V. N. Painter

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