perpetually

1. 1.

   everlastingly; for all time

   “rays...streaming perpetually from the sun”
2. 2.

   without interruption

   “the world is constantly changing”

   Synonymsconstantlyalwaysforeverincessantly

Questions about perpetually

What does perpetually mean?

perpetually means "everlastingly; for all time". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in perpetually?

perpetually has 5 syllables: per-pet-u-al-ly. The stress falls on "pet". In IPA it is /pɚˈpɛtʃuəli/.

What is another word for perpetually?

Close synonyms include constantly, always, forever, incessantly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is perpetually a common word?

perpetually is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.