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

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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

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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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