eternal

adjective
e·ter·nal
/ɪˈtɜː.nl̩/

Lasting forever; unending.

Other meanings

Existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly.
Constant; perpetual; ceaseless; ever-present.

Synonyms

perpetual

Related words

eternalism
eternalist
eternality
eternalize
eternally
eternalness
noneternal
supereternal
uneternal
eternal sin
eternal sleep
life eternal

Example sentences

“We're not immortal, but we are eternal.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The mountains stand as eternal guardians.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "aeternus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “eternal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.