never-failingadj.

Brit.

/ˌnɛvəˈfeɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnɛvərˈfeɪlɪŋ/

Forms: see never adv. and failing adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: never adv., failing adj.

Etymology: < never adv. + failing adj.

Unfailing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adjective]

echec825

echelichc825

endlessc888

lastinga1225

everlastingc1225

perdurablec1275

perpetuala1325

unendeda1325

incorruptiblea1340

ay-lastingc1340

inlastingc1340

eternec1366

interminablec1374

unstanchablec1374

ever-duringa1382

eternalc1386

sempitern1390

never-failinga1400

sempiternal14..

ever-being?a1425

ever-durable?a1425

immarcescible?a1475

perennal?c1500

deathless1547

everlastable1548

incessant1557

unperishing1561

undeterminable1581

evera1586

unendlya1586

inexterminable1592

never-ending?1592

aeviternal1596

dateless1597

undecaying1599

entombless1601

perishless1605

ageless1609

continual1610

perpetuous1612

imperible1614

ne'er-endinga1616

out-date1623

undated1624

perennious1628

immortal1630

imperishable1648

birthless1651

fadeless1652

sempiternous1653

evergreen1655

intemporal1656

indefectible1659

inconclusible1660

unending1661

aeonian1664

unfading1665

sempervirent1668

amaranthal1674

ne'er-dying1693

perennial1717

timeless1742

indefeatablea1754

amaranthine1782

aeonial1800

unterminating1821

unevanescent1827

ay1845

forever1879

sempervirid1909

the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective] > greatly > in the utmost degree > infallible

never-failing1709

infallible1711

a1400 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 40 (MED) Heuenly richesse..are so faire & neuer faylande.

1565 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodiake of Life (new ed.) vii. sig. U.iij From which, the neuer fayling course and order of all things Doth come.

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f.88 God our Redeemer, Chastiser and Father, correct vs, that wee may receiue no corruptiue inheritaunce..but a neuer fayling inheritaunce.

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Sea Voy. iii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbb2/2 The never-fayling purchase Of Lordships and of honours.

1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 92 The never-failing Hen has unhappily forsaken her wonted Nest.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 47. ⁋3 A never-failing Medicine for the Spleen.

1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 11 The never-failing brook, the busy mill.

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. II. 2 Wrapt in profound reveries on this never-failing theme.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 27 A never-failing source of supply to the shallow wells.

1950 W. Stevens Auroras of Autumn x, in Coll. Poems (1954) 420 The vital, the never-failing genius, Fulfilling his meditations, great and small.

1988 J. Richards & J. M. MacKenzie Railway Station (BNC) 175 The stations passed en route provided a never-failing source of fascination.

Derivatives

never-ˈfailingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adverb] > infallibly

never-failingly1709

1709 Brit. Apollo 24–26 Aug. A Cure, Speedy,..Never~failingly sure.

a1713 Ld. Shaftesbury Philos. Regimen in B. Rand Life Earl of Shaftesbury (1900) 17 Every nature is constantly and never-failingly true to itself.

1814 F. Burney Wanderer I. ii. xv. 300 This..waits no call, and is never failingly at hand.

1992 A. H. Halsey Decline Donnish Dominion Pref. p. viii He is a never-failingly patient reader and critic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	never-failing
释义	never-failingadj. Brit. /ˌnɛvəˈfeɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnɛvərˈfeɪlɪŋ/ Forms: see never adv. and failing adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: never adv., failing adj. Etymology: < never adv. + failing adj. Unfailing. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adjective] echec825 echelichc825 endlessc888 lastinga1225 everlastingc1225 perdurablec1275 perpetuala1325 unendeda1325 incorruptiblea1340 ay-lastingc1340 inlastingc1340 eternec1366 interminablec1374 unstanchablec1374 ever-duringa1382 eternalc1386 sempitern1390 never-failinga1400 sempiternal14.. ever-being?a1425 ever-durable?a1425 immarcescible?a1475 perennal?c1500 deathless1547 everlastable1548 incessant1557 unperishing1561 undeterminable1581 evera1586 unendlya1586 inexterminable1592 never-ending?1592 aeviternal1596 dateless1597 undecaying1599 entombless1601 perishless1605 ageless1609 continual1610 perpetuous1612 imperible1614 ne'er-endinga1616 out-date1623 undated1624 perennious1628 immortal1630 imperishable1648 birthless1651 fadeless1652 sempiternous1653 evergreen1655 intemporal1656 indefectible1659 inconclusible1660 unending1661 aeonian1664 unfading1665 sempervirent1668 amaranthal1674 ne'er-dying1693 perennial1717 timeless1742 indefeatablea1754 amaranthine1782 aeonial1800 unterminating1821 unevanescent1827 ay1845 forever1879 sempervirid1909 the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective] > greatly > in the utmost degree > infallible never-failing1709 infallible1711 a1400 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 40 (MED) Heuenly richesse..are so faire & neuer faylande. 1565 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodiake of Life (new ed.) vii. sig. U.iij From which, the neuer fayling course and order of all things Doth come. 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f.88 God our Redeemer, Chastiser and Father, correct vs, that wee may receiue no corruptiue inheritaunce..but a neuer fayling inheritaunce. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Sea Voy. iii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbb2/2 The never-fayling purchase Of Lordships and of honours. 1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 92 The never-failing Hen has unhappily forsaken her wonted Nest. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 47. ⁋3 A never-failing Medicine for the Spleen. 1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 11 The never-failing brook, the busy mill. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. II. 2 Wrapt in profound reveries on this never-failing theme. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 27 A never-failing source of supply to the shallow wells. 1950 W. Stevens Auroras of Autumn x, in Coll. Poems (1954) 420 The vital, the never-failing genius, Fulfilling his meditations, great and small. 1988 J. Richards & J. M. MacKenzie Railway Station (BNC) 175 The stations passed en route provided a never-failing source of fascination. Derivatives never-ˈfailingly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adverb] > infallibly never-failingly1709 1709 Brit. Apollo 24–26 Aug. A Cure, Speedy,..Never~failingly sure. a1713 Ld. Shaftesbury Philos. Regimen in B. Rand Life Earl of Shaftesbury (1900) 17 Every nature is constantly and never-failingly true to itself. 1814 F. Burney Wanderer I. ii. xv. 300 This..waits no call, and is never failingly at hand. 1992 A. H. Halsey Decline Donnish Dominion Pref. p. viii He is a never-failingly patient reader and critic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1400
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