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timeless

[ tahym-lis ]
/ ˈtaɪm lɪs /
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adjective
without beginning or end; eternal; everlasting.
referring or restricted to no particular time: the timeless beauty of great music.
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Origin of timeless

First recorded in 1550–60; time + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM timeless

time·less·ly, adverbtime·less·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for timeless

timeless
/ (ˈtaɪmlɪs) /

adjective
unaffected or unchanged by time; ageless
eternal
an archaic word for untimely

Derived forms of timeless

timelessly, adverbtimelessness, noun
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