evergreen

C2+ Topic:Time

US /ˈɛvərˌɡrin/ UK /ˈɛvəɡriːn/ See IPA manual

adj noun

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adj
retaining green leaves year-round; perennially fresh or relevant

The advice in that essay remains evergreen decades later.

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1 adj · retaining green leaves... perennial enduring timeless ageless fresh

Opposites

deciduous dated obsolete perishable

Word family

Related forms ever green

Etymology

A compound of ever (Old English ǣfre 'always') + green (Old English grēne), describing foliage that stays green throughout the year.

ǣfre Old English grēne Old English

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# evergreen

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɛvərˌɡrin
**IPA (UK):** ˈɛvəɡriːn

## Meanings
1. retaining green leaves year-round; perennially fresh or relevant

## Examples
- The advice in that essay remains evergreen decades later.

## Synonyms
- perennial
- enduring
- timeless
- ageless
- fresh

## Antonyms
- deciduous
- dated
- obsolete
- perishable

## Related Forms
- ever
- green

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ǣfre
- Root: grēne

## Etymology
A compound of ever (Old English ǣfre 'always') + green (Old English grēne), describing foliage that stays green throughout the year.

## AI Etymology
Evergreen is a compound of ever (Old English ǣfre 'always') + green (Old English grēne), describing foliage that stays green throughout the year. Important recorded forms include ǣfre (Old English) and grēne (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers retaining green leaves year-round; perennially fresh or relevant. The wider family includes related words such as ever and green.

## Topics
- Time
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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