Definition: imperishable

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7

imperishable
     adj 1: not perishable [ant: perishable]
     2: unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" [syn:
        abiding, enduring]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Imperishable \Im*per"ish*a*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + perishable:
   cf. F. imp['e]rissable.]
   Not perishable; not subject to decay; indestructible;
   enduring permanently; as, an imperishable monument;
   imperishable renown. -- Im*per"ish*a*ble*ness, n. --
   Im*per"ish*a*bly, adv.