eternal

Meaning

Adj

1. Lasting forever; unending.
2. Existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly.
3. Constant; perpetual; ceaseless; ever-present.
4. Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.

Noun

One who lives forever; an immortal.

Synonyms

everlasting

perpetual

endless

infinite

permanent

immortal

undying

unending

never-ending

imperishable

ageless

constant

perennial

interminable

timeless

forever

unceasing

sempiternal

ancient

boundless

eonian

continuous

lasting

enduring

long-lasting

continual

incessant

unlimited

indestructible

without end

aeonian

long

eternity

immutable

inexhaustible

immovable

immortality

agelong

invariable

inveterate

uninterrupted

for life

age-old

since earliest times

not produced

beginningless

abiding

eterne

antique

atemporal

catholic

ceaseless

classic

countless

dateless

deathless

durable

fathomless

fixed

frequent

God

happen

incorruptible

indefinite

inextinguishable

life

lifelong

livelong

longtime

nonstop

often

old

🧓

perceptual

perdurable

perpetuity

real

standing

steadfast

termless

true

unalterable

unchangeable

unfading

unremitting

veteran

fadeless

Deity

on-going

having no beginning

ever-lasting

existing from eternity

Hyphenated as

eter‧nal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈtɜː.nəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: eternal

In summary

From Middle English eternal, from Old French eternal, from Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus (“eternal”), from aevum (“age”). Displaced native Old English ēċe.