Imperishability


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

adjective
1.
not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
/ɪmˈpɛrɪʃəbəl/
adjective
1.
not subject to decay or deterioration: imperishable goods
2.
not likely to be forgotten: imperishable truths
adj.

1640s, from assimilated form of in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + perishable.

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