everlasting
adjective
Simple meaning
Lasting or enduring forever.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɛvɚˈlæstɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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adjective
Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.
Chiefly of a deity or other supernatural being: having always existed and will continue to exist forever; eternal.
Continuing for a long period; eternal.
Of clothing or fabric: lasting a long time; very durable or hard-wearing.
Having flowers that retain their colour and form when dried.
Of a plant or plant part: synonym of perennial ("active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons").
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.
Used this way, everlasting is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- perpetual , a specialist term, precise but narrower
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Compound terms
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Any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color.
Any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus.
Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold.
A variety of cat's foot.
European perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pink.
An American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts.
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