Meaning

4 senses
  1. (not comparable)Having no end.

    endless time; endless praise

    endlos, unbegrenzt

    бесконе́чныйbeskonéčnyj, бескра́йнийbeskrájnij, безграни́чныйbezgraníčnyj

    безконе́чнийbezkonéčnyj, безкіне́чнийbezkinéčnyj, безкра́йнійbezkrájnij

    having no known beginning and presumably no end

  2. (not comparable)Extending indefinitely.

    an endless line

    unbegrenzt, unbeschränkt, unendlich

  3. (not comparable)Too much or many to be exhausted; an extremely high number or amount of; immeasurable, innumerable.

  4. (not comparable, obsolete)Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.

    tiresomely long; seemingly without end

Examples

118 sentences
  1. He bored me with his endless tales.

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  2. I'm tired of your endless complaints.

    ruЯ устал от твоих бесконечных жалоб.

    deMir hängen deine ständigen Beschwerden zum Hals raus.

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  3. The possibilities were endless.

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  4. The questions were endless.

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  5. Her generosity seemed to be endless.

    Її щедрість здавалася нескінченною.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
having no end:
Русский
By meaning 1
having no end:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
having no end:
indefinite:

Origin

From Middle English endeles, from Old English endelēas (“endless”), from Proto-Germanic *a

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

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Synonyms

12 synonyms
extending indefinitely:eternalB1
having no end:unending
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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