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endless

[ end-lis ]
/ ˈɛnd lɪs /
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adjective

having or seeming to have no end, limit, or conclusion; boundless; infinite; interminable; incessant: an endless series of complaints; Time is endless.
made continuous, as by joining the two ends of a single length: an endless chain or belt.

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Origin of endless

before 900; Middle English endelees, Old English endelēas. See end1, -less
Related formsend·less·ly, adverbend·less·ness, nounqua·si-end·less, adjectivequa·si-end·less·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for endlessness

endless

/ (ˈɛndlɪs) /

adjective

having or seeming to have no end; eternal or infinite
continuing too long or continually recurring
formed with the ends joinedan endless belt
Derived Formsendlessly, adverbendlessness, noun
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Word Origin and History for endlessness

endless

adj.

Old English endeleas; see end (n.) + -less. Related: Endlessly. Old English used endeleasnes for "infinity, eternity."

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