English Explanatory Dictionary

endless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having no end.
  2. Extending indefinitely.
  3. Too much or many to be exhausted; an extremely high number or amount of; immeasurable, innumerable.
  4. Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛndlɪs/ /ˈɛndləs/ en-us-endless.ogg

Word forms

endless

Etymology

From Middle English endeles, from Old English endelēas (“endless”), from Proto-Germanic *andijalausaz (“endless”), equivalent to end + -less.

Synonyms

infinite unlimited eternal endless never-ending termless ceaseless unendly unending

Antonyms

finite limited

Derived words

endless belt endless chain endless loop endlessly endlessness endless runner endless saw endless screw endless September endless war
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