timeless

B2 Topic:Time

US /ˈtaɪmləs/ See IPA manual

adj noun Freq #18902

Meanings

1

adj
Not affected by the passing of time; staying attractive or important forever.

The film has a timeless quality that still appeals to young audiences.
2

adj
Lasting forever; eternal.

The poem speaks of a timeless love that death cannot end.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not affected by the passing... ageless

2 adj · lasting forever; eternal. eternal

More achronicatemporal everlasting extratemporal immortal infinitenever-endingsempiternal untimely

Opposites

aged finite limited old sempiternal temporal timely

Word family

Derived forms timelessly timelessnessuntimeless

Related forms timelessly timelessness

Common collocations

timeless beauty Adjective + noun

Etymology

From time + -less.

Topics

Time

# timeless

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈtaɪmləs
**Frequency rank:** 18902

## Meanings
1. Not affected by the passing of time; staying attractive or important forever.
2. Lasting forever; eternal.

## Examples
- The film has a timeless quality that still appeals to young audiences.
- The poem speaks of a timeless love that death cannot end.

## Synonyms
- achronic
- atemporal
- eternal
- everlasting
- extratemporal
- immortal
- infinite
- never-ending
- sempiternal
- untimely

## Antonyms
- aged
- finite
- limited
- old
- sempiternal
- temporal
- timely

## Derived Forms
- timelessly
- timelessness
- untimeless

## Related Forms
- timelessly
- timelessness

## Etymology
From time + -less.

## AI Etymology
Timeless is from time + -less. The surface analysis is time + -less. In present-day use, it can mean not affected by the passing of time; staying attractive or important forever, or lasting forever; eternal. Derived formations include timelessly, timelessness, untimeless.

## Topics
- Time

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