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perennity

perennity noun: the quality of being perennial.

Noun

perennity (usually uncountable, plural perennities)

  1. (archaic, usually) The quality of being perennial.
    • the perennity of divers Springs, which always afford the same quantity of Water1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC
    • But these phenomena remain a proof, albeit in reverse, of the perennity of the mystical quest.1972, John Bowman, editor, Comparative Religion: The Charles Strong Trust Lectures 1961-1970

Forms of perennity

pluralperennities

Origin of perennity

From perenn + -ity, from Latin perennitas.

Questions about perennity

What does perennity mean?
Perennity means the quality of being perennial.
What part of speech is perennity?
Perennity is a noun.
What is the plural of perennity?
The plural of perennity is perennities.

Words near perennity in the dictionary

  1. perenniation
  2. perennibranch
  3. perennibranchiate
  4. perennibranchs
  5. perennities
  6. perennity
  7. perentie
  8. perenties
  9. perenty
  10. pereon
  11. pereonite

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