endless

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/ˈɛndlɪs/

adj 4

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, seem

The waiting in the airport queue was endless, and my feet were starting to hurt.

ADV

almost, virtually

apparently, seemingly

The traffic jam stretched on for what seemed like an apparently endless stretch of highway.

Definitions

adj

Having no end.

endless time; endless praise

Trains from Lime Street to Edge Hill were hauled by an endless hempen rope worked by a stationary engine on the platform at the latter station.

Extending indefinitely.

an endless line

Too much or many to be exhausted; an extremely high number or amount of; immeasurable, innumerable.

In 1903, [Albert Shhoenhut] announced his Humpty Dumpty circus, with over 20 figures and animals, each with six joints enabling them to be put into endless positions.

Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.

All loves are endless.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — having no known beginning and presumably no end

dateless
sempiternal

adjective — tiresomely long

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

endless time; endless praise

Wiktionary

Trains from Lime Street to Edge Hill were hauled by an endless hempen rope worked by a stationary engine on the platform at the latter station.

Wiktionary

an endless line

Wiktionary

Social unrest may come about as a result of the endless rising of prices.

Tatoeba · #20824

It will only mean an endless debate.

Tatoeba · #42475

Kozue thought the teacher's lecture was dull, boring and endless.

Tatoeba · #61549

Usage Notes

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