timeless

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

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Eternal.

adjective

1
Eternal.
When Worlds, that count his Circles now, unhing’d, (Fate the loud Signal sounding) headlong rush To timeless Night and Chaos, whence they rose.
2
Not affected by time; ageless.
3
obsoleteDone at an improper time; unseasonable; untimely.
Must I behold thy timeless, cruel death?
The lamp of day is quench’d beneath the deep, And soft approach the balmy hours of sleep: Nor fits it to prolong the heav’nly feast Timeless, indecent, but retire to rest.
4
Not decreasing over time in quality and appeal.
The cave carvings have a timeless beauty.
5
Without a time limit; untimed.
a timeless cricket match
6
Outside of time; extratemporal.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English timeless From time + -less.

noun

1
A gene encoding an essential protein that regulates circadian rhythm, normally written in italics: timeless.

Forms

comparative: more timeless
superlative: most timeless

time · The inevitable progression into the future with the passing…time-out · A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution,…timed · Happening at a certain time.

timeless · Eternal.

timeline · A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of…timer · Agent noun of time: someone or something that times. A device…times · The circumstances of a certain time.

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