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everlasting
[ev-er-las-ting, -lah-sting]
adjective
lasting forever; eternal.
everlasting future life.
Antonyms: transitorylasting or continuing for an indefinitely long time.
the everlasting hills.
incessant; constantly recurring.
He is plagued by everlasting attacks of influenza.
wearisome; tedious.
She tired of his everlasting puns.
noun
eternal duration; eternity.
What is the span of one life compared with the everlasting?
the Everlasting, God.
any of various plants that retain their shape or color when dried, as certain composite plants of the genera Helichrysum, Gnaphalium, and Helipterum.
everlasting
/ ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ /
adjective
never coming to an end; eternal
lasting for an indefinitely long period
lasting so long or occurring so often as to become tedious; incessant
I cannot bear her everlasting complaints
noun
endless duration; eternity
Also called: everlasting flower. another name for immortelle See also cat's-foot
Other Word Forms
- everlastingly adverb
- everlastingness noun
- quasi-everlasting adjective
- quasi-everlastingly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of everlasting1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She finished the match in tears of redemption and everlasting glory.
Hit-Boy intentionally keeps his son around him and his work to create an everlasting bond and example he never quite had.
He had earlier suggested "everlasting peace" had been grasped under his tutelage, in a region long convulsed by violence.
On social media, he employed his usual hyperbole, calling it a "historic and unprecedented event" and the "first steps toward a strong, durable and everlasting peace".
Moments like this emphasise the power of music to forge everlasting connection.
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