everlasting

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adjective

ev·​er·​last·​ing ˌe-vər-ˈla-stiŋ 

1

: lasting or enduring through all time : eternal

2

a(1)

: continuing for a long time or indefinitely

(2)

: having or being flowers or foliage that retain form or color for a long time when dried

b

: tediously persistent

the everlasting sympathy-seeker who demands attention

—H. A. Overstreet

3

: wearing indefinitely

everlasting twill pants

everlastingly

ˌe-vər-ˈla-stiŋ-lē 

adverb

everlastingness noun

everlasting

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noun

1

: eternity

from everlasting

2

capitalized : god sense 1

—used with the

3

a

: any of several chiefly composite plants (such as cudweed) with flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color compare pearly everlasting

b

: the flower of an everlasting

Synonyms

Adjective

• ceaseless
• dateless
• deathless
• endless
• eternal
• immortal
• permanent
• perpetual
• undying
• unending

Noun

• eternity
• foreverness
• infinity
• perpetuity

Example Sentences

Adjective

To his everlasting credit, he never once gave in to temptation.

valentines typically express the giver's everlasting love and devotion

Noun

that special bond that has existed between mother and child from everlasting

people who believe that the magnificence of the natural world is proof of the existence of the Everlasting

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

What will be everlasting are the contributions Chris Dixon and DJ Miss Milan continue to add to hip-hop’s never-ending story. —Sean Malcolm, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2023

Once all cleared, get ready to profess your everlasting love in the limelight. —Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023

Here, the split between screen and stage, usually such a leech on a show’s dynamism, enacts the fractures between family and commerce, trauma and the future, a new country and a country left behind, everlasting love and the stubbornness of grief. —Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022

Edwards' comeback attempt earned the everlasting respect of Bill Belichick. —Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023

Thank you for your everlasting dedication to our country. —Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2023

Please set my feet upon the straight and narrow road that leads to everlasting life. —Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 30 Jan. 2023

Arrange an everlasting bouquet or use the roses for a Valentine's Day DIY. —Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023

In the smooth, streamlined profile of Chelsea boots, these duckies are packing some of the best tech feats in weather-proofing—Thermolite insulation and flannel lining—to offer everlasting warmth and comfort. —Maverick Li, Men's Health, 18 Jan. 2023

Noun

One of his favorite sections contains sweeps of the grass little bluestem and the perennial sweet everlasting amid scattered plantings of pitch pines. —Washington Post, 7 July 2021

Venus et Fleur Lé Mini rose in round box, $39, venusetfleur.com Impress the host with an (almost) everlasting rose. —Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing everlasting

• pearly everlasting

• pearly everlasting

Kids Definition

everlasting

1 of 2 adjective

ev·​er·​last·​ing ˌev-ər-ˈlas-tiŋ 

1

: lasting forever : eternal

2

a

: going on for a long time or for too long

everlasting complaints

b

: keeping form or color for a long time when dried

everlasting flowers

everlastingly

-tiŋ-lē 

adverb

everlastingness noun

everlasting

2 of 2 noun

1

: a plant with everlasting flowers

2

: an everlasting flower