everlasting

ev-er-last-ing · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Lasting forever or for a very long time; eternal.

  2. 2.

    Eternity; endless time.

  3. 3.

    Seeming to continue indefinitely; unending.

  4. 4.

    A plant with flowers that retain their shape and color when dried.

  5. 5.

    (Of flowers) Retaining color and shape when dried.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    everlasting life — eternal life after death
  • •
    everlasting love — love that endures forever
  • •
    from everlasting to everlasting — throughout all eternity

Related words

Antonyms: finite, fleeting, mortal, temporary, transient
See also: endless, eternal, immortal, perpetual
Synonyms: endless, eternal, immortal, infinite, perpetual

Etymology

From Middle English everlastynge, compound of ever ("always") + lasting ("enduring"), from Old English aefre + laestan ("to last").