everlasting

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled everlast’n

US /ˌɛvəɹˈlæstɪŋ/ UK /ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #11461

Meanings

1

adj
Lasting forever; never ending.

They spoke of their everlasting friendship.
2

adj
Continuing so long that it becomes annoying; constant.

I'm tired of this everlasting noise from the building site.

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Synonyms

1 adj · lasting forever; never ending. eternal endless perpetual

2 adj · continuing so long that it... incessant constant

More continual immortal infinite interminablenever-endingpermanent unceasing unintermitted uninterrupted

Opposites

ephemeral finite limited mortal

Word family

Forms everlastingness

Derived forms co-everlastingeverlastinglyeverlastingnessforeeverlasting

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Phrases (1)

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everlasting flower
a flower that keeps its shape and color when dried

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English ever-lasting (“(adjective) eternal, perpetual; constant; (adverb) eternally; (noun) eternity”), from ever (“at all times, always, constantly; eternally, perpetually; regularly; etc.”) + lasting (“continuing, lasting; eternal; etc.”). * Ever is derived from Old English ǣfre (“ever”), possibly from ā (“always, ever”) + in fēore (“in life”). Ā is from Proto-West Germanic *aiw (“eternity; long time”), from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (“long time; eternity”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- (“life, vital force; long time; eternity”); and fēore is the dative singular of feor…

*h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European ever-lasting Middle English ǣfre Old English *aiw Proto-West Germanic *aiwaz Proto-Germanic *ferh Proto-West Germanic *ferhwą Proto-Germanic *perkʷ- Proto-Indo-European lǣstan Old English *laistijan Proto-West Germanic *laistijaną Proto-Germanic *leys- Proto-Indo-European

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# everlasting

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɛvəɹˈlæstɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 11461

## Meanings
1. Lasting forever; never ending.
2. Continuing so long that it becomes annoying; constant.

## Examples
- They spoke of their everlasting friendship.
- I'm tired of this everlasting noise from the building site.

## Synonyms
- continual
- endless
- eternal
- immortal
- incessant
- infinite
- interminable
- never-ending
- permanent
- unceasing
- unintermitted
- uninterrupted

## Antonyms
- ephemeral
- finite
- limited
- mortal

## Derived Forms
- co-everlasting
- everlastingly
- everlastingness
- foreeverlasting

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂ey-
- Root: ever-lasting
- Root: ǣfre
- Root: *aiw
- Root: *aiwaz
- Root: *ferh
- Root: *ferhwą
- Root: *perkʷ-
- Root: lǣstan
- Root: *laistijan
- Root: *laistijaną
- Root: *leys-

## Etymology
From Middle English ever-lasting (“(adjective) eternal, perpetual; constant; (adverb) eternally; (noun) eternity”), from ever (“at all times, always, constantly; eternally, perpetually; regularly; etc.”) + lasting (“continuing, lasting; eternal; etc.”). * Ever is derived from Old English ǣfre (“ever”), possibly from ā (“always, ever”) + in fēore (“in life”). Ā is from Proto-West Germanic *aiw (“eternity; long time”), from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (“long time; eternity”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- (“life, vital force; long time; eternity”); and fēore is the dative singular of feor…

## AI Etymology
Everlasting comes from Middle English ever-lasting (“(adjective) eternal, perpetual; constant; (adverb) eternally; (noun) eternity”), from ever (“at all times, always, constantly; eternally, perpetually; regularly; etc.”) + lasting (“continuing, lasting; eternal; etc.”).; Ever is derived from Old English ǣfre (“ever”), possibly from ā (“always, ever”) + in fēore (“in life”).

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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