eternal

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. adjective continuing forever or indefinitely
  2. adjective tiresomely long; seemingly without end

Etymology

From Middle English eternal, from Old French eternal, from Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus (“eternal”), from aevum (“age”). Displaced native Old English ēċe.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ageless, aeonian, eonian, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing

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