endless

CEFRB2

/ˈɛndlɪs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having or seeming to have no end.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Extending indefinitely.

Examples

  • It will only mean an endless debate.

  • Kozue thought the teacher's lecture was dull, boring and endless.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Too much or many to be exhausted; an extremely high number or amount of; immeasurable, innumerable.

  2. Having no end.

  3. Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.

More examples

In context

  • Social unrest may come about as a result of the endless rising of prices.

  • endless time; endless praise

  • an endless line

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Quick test

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The blank desert seemed to stretch out forever without any sign of an oasis.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English endeles, from Old English endelēas (“endless”), from Proto-Germanic *andijalausaz (“endless”), equivalent to end + -less.