CONTINUAL


Meaning of CONTINUAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈtin-yü-əl, -yəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French continuel, from Latin continuus continuous

Date: 14th century

1. : continuing indefinitely in time without interruption

continual fear

2. : recurring in steady usually rapid succession

a history of continual invasions

• con·tin·u·al·ly adverb

Synonyms:

continual , continuous , constant , incessant , perpetual , perennial mean characterized by continued occurrence or recurrence. continual often implies a close prolonged succession or recurrence

continual showers the whole weekend

continuous usually implies an uninterrupted flow or spatial extension

football's oldest continuous rivalry

constant implies uniform or persistent occurrence or recurrence

lived in constant pain

incessant implies ceaseless or uninterrupted activity

annoyed by the incessant quarreling

perpetual suggests unfailing repetition or lasting duration

a land of perpetual snowfall

perennial implies enduring existence often through constant renewal

a perennial source of controversy

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.