endless

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adjective

end·​less ˈen(d)-ləs 

1

: being or seeming to be without end

an endless speech

2

: extremely numerous

… all the multiplied, endless, nameless iniquities …

—Edmund Burke

3

: joined at the ends

an endless chain

endlessly adverb

endlessness noun

endlessness

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noun

end·​less·​ness

plural -es

: the quality or state of being endless : perpetuity

Synonyms of endless

Adjective

• infinite

Examples of endless in a Sentence

Adjective

There was an endless line at the bank.

There is endless work to do on the house.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Days filled with seemingly endless sunlight, tables piled high with fresh seafood and fleetingly in-season strawberries, cozy lakeside cottages… there’s a lot to love about a Scandinavian summer. —Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 June 2026

Effaced, our villages, carried off by endless war. —Literary Hub, 9 June 2026

Just the sight of its four front pockets, epaulets, and khaki cloth is enough to conjure a lost world of Land Rovers and sundowners, Hemingwayesque heroes and endless savannahs. —Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 8 June 2026

The possibilities felt endless and, honestly, overwhelming. —Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English endelesnesse, from endeles, endelees endless + -nesse -ness

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for endless

• friendless

Kids Definition

endless

adjective

end·​less ˈen-(d)ləs 

1

: being or seeming to be without end

2

: joined at the ends : continuous

an endless belt

endlessly adverb

endlessness noun