different between perpetual vs unbroken

English

Alternative forms

• perpetuall (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis (“universal”), from perpetuus, from peto.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??p?t?u?l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??p?t???l/, /p??p?tj??l/
• Hyphenation: per?pet?u?al

Adjective

perpetual (not comparable)

1. Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time

   Synonyms: continuant, persistent

2. Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration
3. Continuing; uninterrupted

   Synonyms: continuous, nonstop
4. (botany) Flowering throughout the growing season

Derived terms

• perpetual motion

Related terms

• perpetuate

Translations

References

Further reading

• perpetual at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /p??.p?.tu?al/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /p?r.p?.tu?al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pe?.pe.tu?al/

Adjective

perpetual (masculine and feminine plural perpetuals)

1. perpetual

   Synonym: perpetu

Derived terms

• perpetualment

Further reading

• “perpetual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “perpetual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “perpetual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “perpetual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?b?o?kn?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?b???kn?/
• Hyphenation: un?bro?ken

Etymology 1

From Middle English unbroken, from Old English un?ebrocen (“unbroken”), equivalent to un- +? broken. Cognate with Dutch ongebroken (“unbroken”), German Low German unbroken (“unbroken”), German ungebrochen (“unbroken”).

Adjective

unbroken (not comparable)

1. Whole, not divided into parts.

   After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken.

2. Of a horse, not tamed.

   There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie.

3. Continuous, without interruption.

   The team's unbroken winning streak was a record.

Synonyms

• (whole, not divided into parts): complete, entire, in one piece, undivided, whole
• (describing a horse): untamed, wild
• (continuous): continuous, uninterrupted

Antonyms

• (whole): broken, shattered, smashed, split
• (describing a horse): domesticated, tame, tamed
• (continuous): broken, interrupted

Translations

Etymology 2

From unbreak.

Verb

unbroken

1. past participle of unbreak