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everlasting

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

adjective

  1. lasting forever; eternal:

    everlasting future life.

    Antonyms:

  2. lasting or continuing for an indefinitely long time:

    the everlasting hills.

  3. incessant; constantly recurring:

    He is plagued by everlasting attacks of influenza.

  4. wearisome; tedious:

    She tired of his everlasting puns.



noun

  1. eternal duration; eternity:

    is the span of one life compared with the everlasting?

  2. the Everlasting, God.
  3. any of various plants that retain their shape or color when dried, as certain composite plants of the genera Helichrysum, Gnaphalium, and Helipterum.

everlasting

/ ˌɛəˈɑːɪŋ /

adjective

  1. never coming to an end; eternal
  2. lasting for an indefinitely long period
  3. lasting so long or occurring so often as to become tedious; incessant

    I cannot bear her everlasting complaints

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. endless duration; eternity
  2. Also calledeverlasting flower another name for immortelle See also cat's-foot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𱹱ˈپԲԱ, noun
  • ˌ𱹱ˈپԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • e·iԲ· adverb
  • e·iԲ·Ա noun
  • ܲȴ-e·iԲ adjective
  • quasi-e·iԲ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of everlasting1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; ever, lasting
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Synonym Study

See eternal.
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Example Sentences

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May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

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A party, a song, an everlasting commune, each major character in the movie is chasing down some kind of dream, the same essential proof that they lived.

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“Krapp’s Last Tape” creates a dialogue between an old man and his younger self, through audio diary tapes that reveal what the character was like 30 years earlier — to his everlasting disgust.

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She is still in touch with the Wooden family, texting son Jim on his birthday and regularly checking in with — you guessed it — that great-granddaughter whose identical name sparked an everlasting bond.

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A makeshift laundry line hung from a vent, and graffiti adorned the walls, including slogans that read “Contentment is an everlasting treasure,” or “Release will come one day,” daubed with blood or feces.

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