different between continual vs abiding
continual
English
Alternative forms
- continuall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English continuel, from Old French continuel, formed from Latin continuus (“continuous”) with the suffix -el.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?t?nju?l/, /k?n?t?nj?l/
- Hyphenation: con?tin?u?al, con?tin?ual
Adjective
continual (not comparable)
- Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
- (proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
- (proscribed) Forming a continuous series.
Usage notes
In careful usage, continual refers to repeated actions “continual objections”, while continuous refers to uninterrupted actions or objects “continuous flow”, “played music continuously from dusk to dawn”. However, this distinction is not observed in informal usage, a noted example being the magic spell name “continual light” (unbroken light), in the game Dungeons & Dragons.
Related terms
- continuance
- continuation
- continue
- continuous
- continuum
Translations
References
Further reading
- continual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- continual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- inoculant
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abiding
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??ba?.d??/
- Rhymes: -a?d??
Etymology 1
Present participle or participial adjective from abide (verb) +? -ing; or, from Middle English participle form of abiden, abyden (“to abide”).
Adjective
abiding (comparative more abiding, superlative most abiding)
- Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Synonyms
- diuturnal, prolonged; see also Thesaurus:lasting
Translations
Verb
abiding
- present participle of abide
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle English abydynge, abidynge, -inge [verbal noun of abiden, abyden (“to abide”)], from Old English ab?dung; or, verbal noun from abide (verb) +? -ing.
Noun
abiding (plural abidings)
- The action of one who abides; the state of an abider. [First attested from around 1150 to 1350.]
- (obsolete) An abode. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the early 17th century.]
References
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