adjective · rare

perennial

per·en·ni·al

багаторічний

постоянный, вечный, круглогодичный, многолетний

dauerhaft, ganzjährig, wiederkehrend, mehrjährig

Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the timeLasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.

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UK/pəˈɹɛn.ɪ.əl/US/pəˈɹɛn.j(ə)l/

» Cypresses and pines are perennial trees.

Кипарисы и сосны - многолетние деревья.

Meaning

5 senses

(not comparable)Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.
a perennial stream
ganzjährig
круглогоди́чныйkruglogodíčnyj
lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal
(figuratively, not comparable)Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; never-ending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.
His artwork has a perennial beauty.
dauerhaft
постоя́нныйpostojánnyj, ве́чныйvéčnyj
(figuratively, not comparable)Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.
a perennial candidate in elections
Change is a perennial theme in politics.
wiederkehrend
повторя́ющийсяpovtorjájuščijsja, возвраща́ющийсяvozvraščájuščijsja
recurring again and again
Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.
(figuratively, not comparable, rare)Appearing again each year; annual.
(not comparable)Of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.
mehrjährig
многоле́тнийmnogolétnij
багаторі́чнийbahatoríčnyj

Examples

11 sentences

Cypresses and pines are perennial trees.
ruКипарисы и сосны - многолетние деревья.
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Heather is a low-growing perennial shrub.
ruВереск - низкорослый многолетний кустарник.
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Many herbaceous perennials require division every few years to stay healthy.
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My country has beautiful beaches, lush nature and a perennial spring climate.
deMein Land hat wunderschöne Strände, üppige Natur und ein ganzjähriges Frühlingsklima.
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A perennial plant is a plant that lives more than two years.
ruМноголетнее растение - это растение, живущее более двух лет.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons:

Русский

By meaning 4

lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time:

continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing:

appearing or recurring again and again — see also recurrent:

of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time:

continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period — see also perpetual, unceasing:

appearing or recurring again and again — see also recurrent:

of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons:

Origin

The adjective is borrowed from Latin perennis (“lasting through the whole year or for seve

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.

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