Endless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

infinitely great in number

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛndləs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈiːɡlɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈiːɡlɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛndləs/.

Examples

endless debates
an endless conversation
the wait seemed eternal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eternal sempiternal dateless interminable

Parts of Speech

adjective	tiresomely long; seemingly without end “endless debates”
adjective	infinitely great in number “endless waves”
adjective	having no known beginning and presumably no end “the dateless rise and fall of the tides”
adjective	having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole “an endless chain”

Word Forms

endlessness	noun	the property of being (or seeming to be) without end
eternity	noun	a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

endlos

ermüdend lang; scheinbar ohne Ende

🇫🇷French

sans fin

fastidieux long; apparemment sans fin

🇪🇸Spanish

sin fin

cansadamente largo; aparentemente sin fin

🇮🇹Italian

infinito

stancamente lungo; apparentemente senza fine

🇳🇱Dutch

eindeloos

vermoeiend lang; schijnbaar zonder einde

🇵🇹Portuguese

sem fim

cansativamente longo; aparentemente sem fim

🇷🇺Russian

бесконечный

утомительно долго; кажется, без конца

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंतहीन

थका देने वाला लंबा; प्रतीत होता है कि इसका कोई अंत नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্তহীন

ক্লান্তিকর দীর্ঘ; আপাতদৃষ্টিতে শেষ নেই

🇮🇳Tamil

முடிவில்லாத

சோர்வாக நீண்ட; முடிவில்லாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంతులేని

అలసిపోయేంత పొడవు; అంతం లేకుండా కనిపిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अंतहीन

कंटाळवाणे लांब; वरवर अंत नसलेले दिसते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનંત

કંટાળાજનક લાંબા; મોટે ભાગે અંત વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂತ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದ

ಆಯಾಸಕರವಾಗಿ ಉದ್ದವಾಗಿದೆ; ತೋರಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂತ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനന്തമായ

മടുപ്പിക്കുന്ന നീളം; അവസാനമില്ലാത്തതായി തോന്നുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਅੰਤ

ਥਕਾਵਟ ਲੰਬੇ; ਬਿਨਾਂ ਅੰਤ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

لامتناہی

تھکا دینے والا طویل؛ بظاہر اختتام کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无尽的

长得令人厌烦；看似没有尽头

🇯🇵Japanese

無限の

うんざりするほど長い。一見終わりがないように見える

🇰🇷Korean

끝없는

지겹게 길다; 끝이 없을 것 같은

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô tận

dài đến mệt mỏi; dường như không có hồi kết

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีที่สิ้นสุด

ยาวจนน่าเบื่อ ดูเหมือนไม่มีที่สิ้นสุด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tak ada habisnya

sangat panjang; tampaknya tanpa akhir

🇵🇭Filipino

walang katapusan

nakakapagod na mahaba; parang walang katapusan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berkesudahan

memenatkan panjang; seolah-olah tiada penghujung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا نهاية لها

طويل إلى حد ممل؛ على ما يبدو بلا نهاية

🇮🇷Persian

بی پایان

به طرز خسته کننده ای طولانی؛ به ظاهر بدون پایان

🇹🇷Turkish

sonsuz

yorucu derecede uzun; görünüşte sonu olmayan

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֵין סוֹף

ארוך עד מייגע; לכאורה ללא סוף

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