imperishable

American  

[im-per-i-shuh-buhl] / ɪmˈpɛr ɪ ʃə bəl /

adjective

1. not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.

---

imperishable British  

/ ɪmˈpɛrɪʃəbəl /

adjective

1. not subject to decay or deterioration

   imperishable goods

2. not likely to be forgotten

   imperishable truths

---

Other Word Forms

• imperishability noun
• imperishableness noun
• imperishably adverb

Etymology

Origin of imperishable

First recorded in 1640–50; im- ² + perishable

Example Sentences

While there is no mention of any of that, nor need to, a hope-filled sense of imperishable tradition nevertheless hovers over this performance.

From Los Angeles Times

They still have imperishable knowledge and feel for the game.

From Washington Post

Those imperishable accolades belonged to Marian Anderson and, a little later, to Leontyne Price, who each made the breaches in the whites-only world of classical music and opera.

From The Guardian

Today that sentiment is as forgettable as Rachmaninoff is imperishable.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, Ron stays still, marooned in the crowd, and trapped between his duty as an officer of the law and his deep, imperishable faith in the black cause.

From The New Yorker