sempiternal C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌsɛmpɪˈtɝnəl/ UK /ˌsɛmpɪˈtɜːnəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj everlasting; eternal and without end The poet sang of the sempiternal beauty of the stars. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · everlasting; eternal and... eternaleverlastingperpetualendlesstimelessunending ↔ Opposites temporarytransientephemeralfleeting Word family Derived forms sempiternallysempiternity Related forms eternaleternity Etymology AI details From Late Latin 'sempiternalis', from Latin 'sempiternus' ('everlasting'), from 'semper' ('always') + 'aeternus' ('eternal'). sempiternus Latin semper Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sempiternal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌsɛmpɪˈtɝnəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsɛmpɪˈtɜːnəl/ ## Meanings 1. everlasting; eternal and without end ## Examples - The poet sang of the sempiternal beauty of the stars. ## Synonyms - eternal - everlasting - perpetual - endless - timeless - unending ## Antonyms - temporary - transient - ephemeral - fleeting ## Derived Forms - sempiternally - sempiternity ## Related Forms - eternal - eternity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sempiternus - Root: semper ## Etymology From Late Latin 'sempiternalis', from Latin 'sempiternus' ('everlasting'), from 'semper' ('always') + 'aeternus' ('eternal'). ## AI Etymology Sempiternal comes from Late Latin 'sempiternalis', from Latin 'sempiternus' ('everlasting'), from 'semper' ('always') + 'aeternus' ('eternal'). The historical chain includes Latin sempiternus and Latin semper. The quoted older senses, "sempiternalis", "sempiternus", "everlasting", "semper", and "always", supply the semantic anchors for sempiternal. The formation is best read as borrowed: the word sempiternal carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a adj, "everlasting; eternal and without end". English derivatives include sempiternally and sempiternity; related English forms include eternal and eternity. The result is a adj whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown