atemporal

American  

[ey-tem-per-uhl, ey-tem-pruhl] / eɪˈtɛm pər əl, eɪˈtɛm prəl /

adjective

1. free from limitations of time.

   Our dreams, memories, and emotions are atemporal, not grounded in the here and now.

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Etymology

Origin of atemporal

First recorded in 1865–70; a- ⁶ + temporal ¹

Example Sentences

Arthur Jafa, best known as a filmmaker and cinematographer, is possessed by this obsession, this care for missed, uncategorizable, atemporal images and their traces.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024

Simon Murphy has boiled this down to a pair of slender, hymnal-like volumes whose effect is indescribably peculiar, like the radically atemporal reception of … a newsfeed?

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2020

“Factum is a place of atemporal creativity,” Lowe said later.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 20, 2016

For these atemporal times, our bard is Future — a rapper whose psychedelic mumbles have become one of the most pervasive sounds in pop.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2016

There are far too many to list here, but with contributed reports from our atemporal multiverse alternates, we're taking this chance to commemorate some of our favorite times the world came to an end.

From The Verge • Oct. 7, 2015