everlasting

[ ev-er-las-ting, -lah-sting ]

/ ˌɛv ərˈlæs tɪŋ, -ˈlɑ stɪŋ /

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adjective

lasting forever; eternal: everlasting future life.

lasting 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.

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Origin of everlasting

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at ever, lasting

SYNONYMS FOR everlasting

1. See eternal.

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ANTONYMS FOR everlasting

1. transitory.

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Related formsev·er·last·ing·ly, adverbev·er·last·ing·ness, nounqua·si-ev·er·last·ing, adjectivequa·si-ev·er·last·ing·ly, adverb

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Her second affair was far deeper, tragic and, in its effects, everlasting.
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The old man has been there and left his tracks in everlasting snow.
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But I never want us to regret our everlasting national connection to Hebron.
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So, to the everlasting shame of President Ronald Reagan, the U.S. did nothing to stop his genocide.
Bashar the Terrible|Justin Green|April 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The Daily Pic: Jan Brueghel sparks an everlasting debate between vision and scent.
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Yon downward and well-worn way leads sinful souls to the place of everlasting punishment.
Folk-Lore and Legends|Anonymous
They run downhill, away from the home of the soul, and towards the abodes of everlasting darkness.
Expositor's Bible: The Song of Solomon|Walter Adeney
But the great point is not to keep 'to-morrow' comfortable, but to keep an everlasting 'to-day.'
Daisy's Aunt|E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
To know God as he is, is life; and "all who know not God" shall be "punished with everlasting destruction from his presence."
Notes on the Book of Genesis|Charles Henry Mackintosh
Tell me not now of our free will—we are but the things of a never-swerving, an everlasting Necessity!
Eugene Aram, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for everlasting

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; incessantI cannot bear her everlasting complaints

noun

endless duration; eternity

Also called: everlasting flower another name for immortelle See also cat's-foot

Derived Formseverlastingly, adverbeverlastingness, noun

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Word Origin and History for everlasting

everlasting

early 13c., from ever + lasting. Related: Everlastingly.

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