imperdibleadj.

Brit.

/ɪmˈpəːdᵻbl/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpərdəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin imperdibilis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin imperdibilis (9th cent.; 14th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin im- im- prefix² + classical Latin perdere to lose (see perdition n.) + -ibilis -ible suffix. Compare earlier imperible adj., imperishable adj.

Now rare.

That cannot be lost, eradicated, or destroyed; indestructible, imperishable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] > not destroyed > indestructible

unquenchablea1382

inextinguible1412

undestroyablea1420

surec1475

inextinguishable1509

undelible1534

unperishable1538

irrefragable1562

inconsumptible1579

inquenchable1583

undefaceable1587

irrefringible1596

insuppressible1610

irrazable1622

unextinguishable1656

imperdible1660

indissolvable1660

indestructible1674

unannihilable1678

undestructible1807

undemolishable1837

unobliteratable1872

uneliminable1876

1660 J. Heydon Idea of Tyranny 21 in Idea of Law Honour, Glory and Riches being their ordinary objects, are but smoaky substances to make it [sc. Felicity] solid and imperdible.

1862 D. W. Simon tr. I. A. Dorner Hist. Devel. Doctr. Person Christ 1st Division II. 300 To suppose God to have existed without Him who is His own (that is,..who is so imperdible, so indispensable to the integrity of His own idea).

1887 Musical Standard 15 Oct. 247/1 The ‘Day System’, as it came to be called, appeared quite imperdible.

1918 O. Heller Prophets of Dissent iv. 165 The imperdible grace of the soul shines through the ugliest outward disguise.

2012 Jrnl. Consumer Res. 38 809/2 They maintain an imperdible authority, status advantage, and relational autonomy in the interdependent status games that are constituted by these marketplace performances.

Derivatives

† imperdiˈbility n. Obsolete the quality of being imperdible; indestructibility.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time

lenghc888

longnessOE

enduringc1374

length1388

continuing1398

long lasting?c1400

perdurability?a1425

perseverance?a1425

permanence1440

perdurablenessc1450

perdurationc1450

continuation1469

diuturnity?a1475

prolixityc1500

endurancea1513

sustention1515

continuance1552

long standinga1568

longitude1596

long-lastingness1598

sempiternity1599

consistence1606

persistence1621

long-livedness1652

abidingness1654

productedness1664

imperdibility1713

longiturnity1727

endurableness1795

lengthiness1829

endurability1837

perenniality1841

longevity1842

protractedness1855

enduringnessa1867

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. v. ix. 350 Neither are those pretious Things of greater use to the making of..Utensils..by means of their Beauty, Imperdibility, and Ductility.

1837 New-Yorker 24 June 214/2 Men or women, they are already armed cap a-pie for conquest, exhibiting with majestic magnanimity the imperdibility of their travelling costume.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imperdible
释义	imperdibleadj. Brit. /ɪmˈpəːdᵻbl/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpərdəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin imperdibilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin imperdibilis (9th cent.; 14th cent. in a British source) < classical Latin im- im- prefix² + classical Latin perdere to lose (see perdition n.) + -ibilis -ible suffix. Compare earlier imperible adj., imperishable adj. Now rare. That cannot be lost, eradicated, or destroyed; indestructible, imperishable. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] > not destroyed > indestructible unquenchablea1382 inextinguible1412 undestroyablea1420 surec1475 inextinguishable1509 undelible1534 unperishable1538 irrefragable1562 inconsumptible1579 inquenchable1583 undefaceable1587 irrefringible1596 insuppressible1610 irrazable1622 unextinguishable1656 imperdible1660 indissolvable1660 indestructible1674 unannihilable1678 undestructible1807 undemolishable1837 unobliteratable1872 uneliminable1876 1660 J. Heydon Idea of Tyranny 21 in Idea of Law Honour, Glory and Riches being their ordinary objects, are but smoaky substances to make it [sc. Felicity] solid and imperdible. 1862 D. W. Simon tr. I. A. Dorner Hist. Devel. Doctr. Person Christ 1st Division II. 300 To suppose God to have existed without Him who is His own (that is,..who is so imperdible, so indispensable to the integrity of His own idea). 1887 Musical Standard 15 Oct. 247/1 The ‘Day System’, as it came to be called, appeared quite imperdible. 1918 O. Heller Prophets of Dissent iv. 165 The imperdible grace of the soul shines through the ugliest outward disguise. 2012 Jrnl. Consumer Res. 38 809/2 They maintain an imperdible authority, status advantage, and relational autonomy in the interdependent status games that are constituted by these marketplace performances. Derivatives † imperdiˈbility n. Obsolete the quality of being imperdible; indestructibility. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time lenghc888 longnessOE enduringc1374 length1388 continuing1398 long lasting?c1400 perdurability?a1425 perseverance?a1425 permanence1440 perdurablenessc1450 perdurationc1450 continuation1469 diuturnity?a1475 prolixityc1500 endurancea1513 sustention1515 continuance1552 long standinga1568 longitude1596 long-lastingness1598 sempiternity1599 consistence1606 persistence1621 long-livedness1652 abidingness1654 productedness1664 imperdibility1713 longiturnity1727 endurableness1795 lengthiness1829 endurability1837 perenniality1841 longevity1842 protractedness1855 enduringnessa1867 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. v. ix. 350 Neither are those pretious Things of greater use to the making of..Utensils..by means of their Beauty, Imperdibility, and Ductility. 1837 New-Yorker 24 June 214/2 Men or women, they are already armed cap a-pie for conquest, exhibiting with majestic magnanimity the imperdibility of their travelling costume. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1660
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