endless

adjectivecommon in dialogue

//ˈɛndlɪs//
//ˈɛndləs//

Having no end.

adjective

1
Having no end.
endless time; endless praise
Trains from Lime Street to Edge Hill were hauled by an endless hempen rope worked by a stationary engine on the platform at the latter station.
2
Extending indefinitely.
an endless line
3
Too much or many to be exhausted; an extremely high number or amount of; immeasurable, innumerable.
In 1903, [Albert Shhoenhut] announced his Humpty Dumpty circus, with over 20 figures and animals, each with six joints enabling them to be put into endless positions.
4
obsoleteWithout profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.
All loves are endless.

Etymology

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

endeavor · A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a…ended · Having (a specified kind or number of) ends.ending · A termination or conclusion.

endless · Having no end.

endlessly · In an endless manner; continuously without limit.endorse · To express support or approval, especially officially or…endorsement · The act or quality of endorsing

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