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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ev•er•last•ing /ˌɛvɚˈlæstɪŋ, -ˈlɑstɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - lasting forever;
eternal:everlasting life. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ev•er•last•ing (ev′ər las′ting, -lä′sting),USA pronunciation adj. - lasting forever;
eternal:everlasting future life. - lasting or continuing for an indefinitely long time:the everlasting hills.
- incessant;
constantly recurring:He is plagued by everlasting attacks of influenza. - wearisome;
tedious:She tired of his everlasting puns. n. - eternal duration;
eternity:What is the span of one life compared with the everlasting? - Religion the Everlasting, God.
- Plant Biologyany of various plants that retain their shape or color when dried, as certain composite plants of the genera Helichrysum, Gnaphalium, and Helipterum.
- 1300–50; Middle English; see ever, lasting
ev′er•last′ing•ly, adv. ev′er•last′ing•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See eternal.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged transitory.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: everlasting /ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/ adj - never coming to an end; eternal
- lasting for an indefinitely long period
- lasting so long or occurring so often as to become tedious; incessant: I cannot bear her everlasting complaints
n - endless duration; eternity
- Also called: everlasting flower
another name for immortelle ˌeverˈlastingly adv ˌeverˈlastingness n |