everlasting
Americanadjective
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lasting forever; eternal.
everlasting future life.
- Antonyms:
- transitory
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lasting or continuing for an indefinitely long time.
the everlasting hills.
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incessant; constantly recurring.
He is plagued by everlasting attacks of influenza.
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wearisome; tedious.
She tired of his everlasting puns.
noun
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eternal duration; eternity.
What is the span of one life compared with the everlasting?
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the Everlasting, God.
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any of various plants that retain their shape or color when dried, as certain composite plants of the genera Helichrysum, Gnaphalium, and Helipterum.
adjective
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never coming to an end; eternal
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lasting for an indefinitely long period
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lasting so long or occurring so often as to become tedious; incessant
I cannot bear her everlasting complaints
noun
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endless duration; eternity
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Also called: everlasting flower. another name for immortelle See also cat's-foot
Related Words
See eternal.
Other Word Forms
- everlastingly adverb
- everlastingness noun
- quasi-everlasting adjective
- quasi-everlastingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of everlasting
Example Sentences
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She became someone who needed protecting, a figure whose memory is in need of constant, everlasting protection.
From Salon
"Coexistence is not an everlasting legacy. It is not enough to have received it: it is a fragile construct," Felipe warned.
From Barron's
It’s the confrontation between a sensibility and the abyss, not just touching the edge but coming away with a song, that makes a person seem everlasting.
Like Matisse in old age, drawing from his bed, Frank’s protean creativity, his legacy of mastery is everlasting.
From Los Angeles Times
She finished the match in tears of redemption and everlasting glory.
From BBC
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