Eternal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

continuing forever or indefinitely

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪtˈɜːnəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪtˈɜːnəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪtˈɜːnəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪtˈɜːnəl/.

Examples

the ageless themes of love and revenge
eternal truths
life everlasting

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ageless interminable aeonian unending eonian everlasting endless perpetual unceasing

Parts of Speech

adjective	continuing forever or indefinitely “the ageless themes of love and revenge”
adjective	tiresomely long; seemingly without end “endless debates”

Word Forms

agelessness	noun	the quality of being timeless and eternal
eon	noun	an immeasurably long period of time
eternity	noun	a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
everlastingness	noun	the property of lasting forever
perpetuity	noun	the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless)
endlessness	noun	the property of being (or seeming to be) without end

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ewig

für immer oder auf unbestimmte Zeit andauern

🇫🇷French

éternel

continuer pour toujours ou indéfiniment

🇪🇸Spanish

eterno

continuar para siempre o indefinidamente

🇮🇹Italian

eterno

continuare per sempre o indefinitamente

🇳🇱Dutch

eeuwig

voor altijd of voor onbepaalde tijd voortduren

🇵🇹Portuguese

eterno

continuando para sempre ou indefinidamente

🇷🇺Russian

вечный

продолжаться вечно или на неопределенный срок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शाश्वत

सदैव या अनिश्चित काल तक जारी रहना

🇧🇩Bengali

চিরন্তন

চিরকাল বা অনির্দিষ্টকালের জন্য অব্যাহত

🇮🇳Tamil

நித்தியமான

என்றென்றும் அல்லது காலவரையின்றி தொடர்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

శాశ్వతమైన

శాశ్వతంగా లేదా నిరవధికంగా కొనసాగుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

शाश्वत

कायमचे किंवा अनिश्चित काळासाठी सुरू

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાશ્વત

કાયમ અથવા અનિશ્ચિત સમય માટે ચાલુ રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಾಶ್ವತ

ಶಾಶ್ವತವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಮುಂದುವರಿಯುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാശ്വതമായ

എന്നേക്കും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനിശ്ചിതമായി തുടരുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਦੀਵੀ

ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਲਈ ਜਾਂ ਅਣਮਿੱਥੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ ਜਾਰੀ ਰੱਖਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ابدی

ہمیشہ کے لیے یا غیر معینہ مدت کے لیے جاری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

永恒

永远或无限期地持续

🇯🇵Japanese

永遠の

永遠に、あるいは無限に続く

🇰🇷Korean

영원한

영원히 또는 무기한으로 계속

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vĩnh cửu

tiếp tục mãi mãi hoặc vô thời hạn

🇹🇭Thai

นิรันดร์

ต่อเนื่องตลอดไปหรือไม่มีกำหนด

🇮🇩Indonesian

abadi

berlanjut selamanya atau tanpa batas waktu

🇵🇭Filipino

walang hanggan

nagpapatuloy magpakailanman o walang katiyakan

🇲🇾Malay

abadi

berterusan selama-lamanya atau selama-lamanya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأبدية

الاستمرار إلى الأبد أو إلى أجل غير مسمى

🇮🇷Persian

ابدی

برای همیشه یا به طور نامحدود ادامه دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

sonsuz

sonsuza kadar veya süresiz olarak devam etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִצחִי

ממשיך לנצח או ללא הגבלת זמן

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