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eternal.

Lasting forever; unending.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪˈtɜː.nl̩/Received-Pronunciation/ɪˈtɝ.nl̩/General-American/iˈtɝ.nl̩/General-American
  1. Lasting forever; unending.

  2. Existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly.

  3. Constant; perpetual; ceaseless; ever-present.

    excessive
  4. Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.

    dated
    some eternal villain
Where this word comes from

From Middle English eternal, from Old French eternal, from Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus (“eternal”), from aevum (“age”). Displaced native Old English ēċe.

noun/ɪˈtɜː.nl̩/Received-Pronunciation/ɪˈtɝ.nl̩/General-American/iˈtɝ.nl̩/General-American
  1. One who lives forever; an immortal.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English eternal, from Old French eternal, from Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus (“eternal”), from aevum (“age”). Displaced native Old English ēċe.

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