dateless

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having no known beginning and presumably no end
  2. adjective of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date
  3. adjective not bearing a date

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps derived from Old English þeatless (“thoughtless, without plan”). See also deedless.

In classic literature

Synonyms

endless, sempiternal

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