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.

OPPOSITES FOR everlasting

1 transitory.

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Origin of everlasting

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; see origin at ever, lasting

synonym study for everlasting

1. See eternal.

OTHER WORDS FROM everlasting

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

Words nearby everlasting

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How to use everlasting in a sentence

Transportation officials eyeing the emerging trends say the adjustments to the region’s pandemic-era commuting patterns might be everlasting.
More workers are returning to the office. The pandemic-era commute might be changed forever.|Katherine Shaver, Justin George|July 30, 2021|Washington Post
In honor of “stuff on rice,” a category of everlasting comfort, let’s have donburi tonight.
Seared steak and asparagus donburi take that bowl of rice to new heights|Daniela Galarza|June 3, 2021|Washington Post
Musing on the triumphs and challenges of being mortal, Dove seamlessly travels from past to present, with everlasting hope for our future.
36 New Books You Need to Read This Summer|Cady Lang|May 25, 2021|Time
More than a neat theory, these everlasting magnons are realized in nature.
The Near-Magical Mystery of Quasiparticles|Thomas Lewton|March 24, 2021|Quanta Magazine

There’s also the fact that once you’ve established a good habit or routine, nowhere is it written that you are entitled to its everlasting continuation.
Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? (Ep. 455)|Stephen J. Dubner|March 18, 2021|Freakonomics
Her second affair was far deeper, tragic and, in its effects, everlasting.
Gertrude of Arabia, the Woman Who Invented Iraq|Clive Irving|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The old man has been there and left his tracks in everlasting snow.
Pete Dexter’s Indelible Portrait of Author Norman Maclean|Pete Dexter|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But I never want us to regret our everlasting national connection to Hebron.
Despite Hebron's Importance, Israel Will Have to Give It Up|Samuel Lebens|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her greatest strength along with love is her faith and its promise of life everlasting.
Heroes of a Forgotten War|Michael Daly|May 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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
How could one face a régime in which the everlasting taskmaster held control?
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
If the wages are graded according to capacity, then the grading is done by the everlasting elective officials.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame which shall never be forgotten.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Yea I have loved thee with an everlasting love, therefore have I drawn thee, taking pity on thee.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
God will clothe thee with the double garment of justice, and will set a crown on thy head of everlasting honour.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

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 forms of everlasting

everlastingly, adverbeverlastingness, noun

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