undecaying
- adjective
- /ˌʌndɪˈkeɪɪŋ/
:
inmutable
- Many cultures believe that the ideals of truth and justice are undecaying and timeless.
Examples
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The victor in this contrived war between himself and March would be trapped forever with an undecaying corpse on the stage set of a magical western, condemned to a limbo in which he would feed on deathly beetles and drink bitter water from a fountain whose splashing kept growing louder and louder.
Fiction book (2001) -
The ancient statue has remained undecaying, standing proudly in the museum for centuries.
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The preservation techniques used in the laboratory keep the samples undecaying for future research.
Synonyms
7
3.7
Stays the same over time
5
5.7
Continuing to be important or true for a very long time
4
6.0
Still the same in amount, strength, or quality as before
3
3.7
Not changed by what other people or things do
3
8.2
Not dying and living forever
2
5.5
Something that lasts forever and never ends
2
7.3
Not able to be destroyed and lasting forever
1
4.8
Not changing over time and always the same
1
9.9
Not spoiled by dirt, harm, or bad things
1
8.8
Not possible to remove completely
1
7.0
Not changed by radioactivity and still in its original state
1
5.7
Still in its original good condition
1
9.9
A body that does not decay after death
Not rotted or broken down and remaining as it was
Cannot rot or decay
Not decayed or spoiled, kept in original condition
Not destroyed or damaged and still in good condition
Not damaged and still whole
Not able to be broken or damaged
Continuing strongly without getting weaker
Keeping its color, freshness, or beauty for a long time
Remains strong and bright in color or memory
Not changed in shape and still in its original state
Remaining strong and not damaged by time or trouble
Not changed over time and looking old-fashioned, as if frozen in time
Cannot fail, decay, or be destroyed and always stays true
How Decayed
Surface Forms
Morphology
undecaying = decaying (transparent) = un + decay + ing
The prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates 'decaying', yielding 'not decaying'; the negation of a present participle is a regular and clear formation.
Etymology
Undecaying is made from un- meaning 'not' and decay meaning 'to rot' or 'fall apart'. So undecaying describes something that does not rot and stays unchanged over time.