changeless

American  

[cheynj-lis] / ˈtʃeɪndʒ lɪs /

adjective

1. unchanging; constant; steadfast.

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Other Word Forms

• changelessly
  adverb
• changelessness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of changeless

First recorded in 1570–80; change + -less

Explanation

If something is changeless, it's permanent, staying the same over time. Your dad's routine may seem changeless, identical day after day — until the morning he decides to start raising goats in your backyard. Some things appear to be changeless, like the stars in the sky. Larger concepts are often described as changeless: your best friend might believe that morality is changeless, while you think that notions of right and wrong evolve over time. The adjective changeless is formed by adding the suffix -less, "lacking," to change, which comes from a Latin root meaning "to exchange."

Example Sentences

But in many regards, the service industry is changeless.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2023

“Perhaps it is partly that she has always been there, a changeless human reference point in British life,” he said.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2022

In standard scientific cosmologies, we live on a large, stable rock governed by changeless laws of nature.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2022

But always, a Goldilocks light, not too hot, not too cool, almost as changeless as if it had been painted up there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2022

Zeno’s puzzles appear to have been in support of Parmenides’ argument; in showing that change and motion were paradoxical, he hoped to convince people that everything is one—and changeless.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife