undecaying
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˌʌndɪˈkeɪɪŋ/
- 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
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5.5
Something that lasts forever and never ends
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3.7
Stays the same over time
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3.7
Not changed by what other people or things do
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6.0
Still the same in amount, strength, or quality as before
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5.7
Continuing to be important or true for a very long time
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8.2
Not dying and living forever
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7.3
Not able to be destroyed and lasting forever
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9.9
Not spoiled by dirt, harm, or bad things
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4.8
Not changing over time and always the same
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8.8
Not possible to remove completely
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5.8
Keeping its color, freshness, or beauty for a long time
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4.6
Not damaged and still whole
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7.0
Not changed by radioactivity and still in its original state
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4.1
Remains strong and bright in color or memory
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5.7
Still in its original good condition
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9.9
A body that does not decay after death
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9.9
Cannot fail, decay, or be destroyed and always stays true
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5.1
Not changed in shape and still in its original state
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4.2
Not destroyed or damaged and still in good condition
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8.9
Continuing strongly without getting weaker
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6.7
Not rotted or broken down and remaining as it was
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6.0
Not decayed or spoiled, kept in original condition
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8.2
Not able to be broken or damaged
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9.9
Not changed over time and looking old-fashioned, as if frozen in time
Cannot rot or decay
Remaining strong and not damaged by time or trouble
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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.