English Explanatory Dictionary

eternity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Existence without end, infinite time.
  2. Existence outside of time.
  3. A period of time which extends infinitely far into the future.
  4. The remainder of time that elapses after death.
  5. A comparatively long time.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈtɜːnɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eternity.wav /əˈtɜɹnəti/ /ɪ-/ [-ɾi] En-us-eternity.ogg

Word forms

eternity eternities æternitie æternity

Etymology

From Middle English eternyte, from Old French eternité, from Latin aeternitās. Displaced native Old English ēcnes.

Synonyms

eternal now extratemporality perpetuity ages centuries donkey's years hours a lifetime years yonks alwaysness eternality eternity foreverness all time atemporality evermore forever foreverhood afterlife an age

Antonyms

sempiternity moment

Related words

eternal eternize endlessness eternalize forever

Derived words

coeternity eternitarian eternity collar eternity future eternity past eternity plant eternity ring for all of eternity noneternity posteternity preeternity supereternity
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