eternal

CEFRC1

/ɪˈtɜː.nl̩/

adjective

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Existing or continuing forever.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Constant; perpetual; ceaseless; ever-present.

Examples

  • That every one who believes in him may have eternal life.

  • That whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /iˈtɝ.nl̩/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly.

  2. Lasting forever; unending.

  3. Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.

More examples

In context

  • The promise of eternal life in heaven

  • some eternal villain

  • But here again it is another question, quite different from our having an idea of eternity, to know whether there were any real being, whose duration has been eternal.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Their love felt like an blank bond that would never fade away.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

adjective

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