endless
Americanadjective
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having or seeming to have no end, limit, or conclusion; boundless; infinite; interminable; incessant.
an endless series of complaints; Time is endless.
- Synonyms:
- perpetual, continuous, unceasing, unending, illimitable, limitless
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made continuous, as by joining the two ends of a single length.
an endless chain or belt.
adjective
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having or seeming to have no end; eternal or infinite
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continuing too long or continually recurring
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formed with the ends joined
an endless belt
Related Words
See eternal.
Other Word Forms
- endlessly adverb
- endlessness noun
- quasi-endless adjective
- quasi-endlessly adverb
Etymology
Origin of endless
First recorded before 900; Middle English endelees, Old English endelēas. See end 1, -less
Example Sentences
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Rural school was sporadic; household chores—scrubbing shirts, sweeping ashes, carrying wood and water—were endless.
From Literature
After endless reports of government deals, shortages, and capacity additions, investors can get back to some fundamento l data on Thursday afternoon.
From Barron's
Helen Coyne, 72, has a flat in one of them, Alnmouth, with panoramic, ever-changing views of another of Northumberland's seemingly endless beaches.
From BBC
It was monstrously tall and covered with endless bumps and bulges from top to bottom.
From Literature
It’s also an unforgiving portrait of the daughter, who is far from sympathetic as she whines, throws tantrums and makes endless demands.
From Los Angeles Times
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