eternal

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

One who lives forever; an immortal.

Opposite of

ephemeral, momentary, transient, eternal, lasting, perennial, persistent

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

Translations

éternel

eterno

eterno

ewig

αιώνιος

eeuwig

eterno

perpétuel

perpétuo

aeternus

ebedî

hetahetayî

bêdawî

herherî

sonsuz

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.