everlasting
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.
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.
Origin of everlasting
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Opposites for everlasting
Other words from everlasting
- ev·er·last·ing·ly, adverb
- ev·er·last·ing·ness, noun
- qua·si-ev·er·last·ing, adjective
- qua·si-ev·er·last·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby everlasting
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How to use everlasting in a sentence
Her second affair was far deeper, tragic and, in its effects, everlasting.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTBut 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 | THE DAILY BEASTHer greatest strength along with love is her faith and its promise of life everlasting.
So, to the everlasting shame of President Ronald Reagan, the U.S. did nothing to stop his genocide.
How could one face a régime in which the everlasting taskmaster held control?
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockIf the wages are graded according to capacity, then the grading is done by the everlasting elective officials.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockAnd I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame which shall never be forgotten.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousYea I have loved thee with an everlasting love, therefore have I drawn thee, taking pity on thee.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousGod 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
/ (ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ) /
never coming to an end; eternal
lasting for an indefinitely long period
lasting so long or occurring so often as to become tedious; incessant: I cannot bear her everlasting complaints
endless duration; eternity
Also called: everlasting flower another name for immortelle See also cat's-foot
Derived forms of everlasting
- everlastingly, adverb
- everlastingness, noun
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