Which of the following words means the same as 'perpetuity'?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Everlasting
Perpetuity means the state of lasting for ever. "In perpetuity" means for all time. Its synonym is everlasting.
Example: The land was given to the trust in perpetuity.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Transience | lasting only for a short time (it is the opposite of perpetuity) | The poet reflects on the transience of youth and beauty. |
| (2) Mortality | the state of being subject to death, or the death rate (it stresses an end, not endlessness) | Better hospitals have reduced infant mortality. |
| (3) Discontinuity | a break or gap in something that should be continuous | Frequent changes of teachers caused a discontinuity in the students' learning. |
| (4) Everlasting (answer) | lasting for ever, never coming to an end (it carries the same idea of endless time, so it is the closest in meaning to perpetuity) | The two friends promised each other everlasting friendship. |
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