endlessness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɛndlɪsnəs/ UK /ˈɛndlɪsnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of having no end or limit She stared at the endlessness of the desert stretching to the horizon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of having no... infinityeternityboundlessnessperpetuitylimitlessnessinterminability ↔ Opposites finitudelimittermination Word family Related forms endlessendendlessly Etymology AI details From endless (from Old English endelēas, from ende 'end' + -lēas 'lacking') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. endelēas Old English ende Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # endlessness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɛndlɪsnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛndlɪsnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of having no end or limit ## Examples - She stared at the endlessness of the desert stretching to the horizon. ## Synonyms - infinity - eternity - boundlessness - perpetuity - limitlessness - interminability ## Antonyms - finitude - limit - termination ## Related Forms - endless - end - endlessly ## Roots and Affixes - Root: endelēas - Root: ende ## Etymology From endless (from Old English endelēas, from ende 'end' + -lēas 'lacking') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. ## AI Etymology Endlessness comes from endless (from Old English endelēas, from ende 'end' + -lēas 'lacking') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. The etymological trail includes Old English endelēas and Old English ende. As a noun, endlessness names the quality of having no end or limit. The same family is visible in related forms such as endless, end, and endlessly. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown