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ENDLESS
endless
(adjective) having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole; “an endless chain”
dateless, endless, sempiternal
(adjective) having no known beginning and presumably no end; “the dateless rise and fall of the tides”; “time is endless”; “sempiternal truth”
endless
(adjective) infinitely great in number; “endless waves”
endless, eternal, interminable
(adjective) tiresomely long; seemingly without end; “endless debates”; “an endless conversation”; “the wait seemed eternal”; “eternal quarreling”; “an interminable sermon”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
endless (not comparable)
Having no end.
Extending indefinitely.
(obsolete) Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.
Synonyms
• (having no end): unending; see also endless
• (extending indefinitely): eternal, infinite, unlimited; see also infinite or eternal
Antonyms
• finite
• limited
Anagrams
• Seldens
Source: Wiktionary
End"less, a. Etym: [AS. endeleás. See End.]
1. Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable;
– applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless praise; endless clamor.
2. Infinite; excessive; unlimited. Shak.
3. Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying. [R.] "All loves are endless." Beau. & Fl.
4. Void of design; objectless; as, an endless pursuit. Endless chain, a chain which is made continuous by uniting its two ends.
– Endless screw. (Mech.) See under Screw.
Syn.
– Eternal; everlasting; interminable; infinite; unlimited; incessant; perpetual; uninterrupted; continual; unceasing; unending; boundless; undying; imperishable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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