everduring

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɛvərˈdjʊrɪŋ/ UK /ˌɛvəˈdjʊərɪŋ/ See IPA manual

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adj
lasting forever; everlasting

He pledged his everduring loyalty to the cause.

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1 adj · lasting forever; everlasting everlasting eternal perpetual enduring unending permanent

Opposites

fleeting transient ephemeral

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Related forms ever during endure

Etymology

A compound of ever (Old English ǣfre 'always') + during (from endure, from Latin durare 'to last', from durus 'hard').

ǣfre Old English durare Latin

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# everduring

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌɛvərˈdjʊrɪŋ
**IPA (UK):** ˌɛvəˈdjʊərɪŋ

## Meanings
1. lasting forever; everlasting

## Examples
- He pledged his everduring loyalty to the cause.

## Synonyms
- everlasting
- eternal
- perpetual
- enduring
- unending
- permanent

## Antonyms
- fleeting
- transient
- ephemeral

## Related Forms
- ever
- during
- endure

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ǣfre
- Root: durare

## Etymology
A compound of ever (Old English ǣfre 'always') + during (from endure, from Latin durare 'to last', from durus 'hard').

## AI Etymology
Everduring is a compound of ever (Old English ǣfre 'always') + during (from endure, from Latin durare 'to last', from durus 'hard'). The etymological trail includes Old English ǣfre and Latin durare. As an adjective, everduring describes what is lasting forever; everlasting. The same family is visible in related forms such as ever, during, and endure. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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