Meaning
5 senses(uncountable)Existence without end, infinite time.
Ewigkeit
ве́чностьvéčnostʹ
ві́чністьvíčnistʹ
time without end
(uncountable)Existence outside of time.
(countable)A period of time which extends infinitely far into the future.
Ewigkeit, Ewigkeit
ве́чностьvéčnostʹ, ве́чностьvéčnostʹ
ві́чністьvíčnistʹ
(countable, uncountable)The remainder of time that elapses after death.
(countable, excessive, informal, uncountable)A comparatively long time.
It's been an eternity since we last saw each other.
Ewigkeit
ве́чностьvéčnostʹ
Examples
83 sentencesI was kept waiting for an eternity.
It seemed like an eternity to me.
ruМне это показалось вечностью.
Death is a general anaesthetic to spare you from eternity.
Смерть — це загальна анастезія, що рятує від вічності.
Wisdom is a treasure for eternity.
Time is the sin of eternity.
ruВремя - это грех вечности.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English eternyte, from Old French eternité, from Latin aeternitās. Displaced nFrom Middle English eternyte, from Old French eternité, from Latin aeternitās. Displaced native Old English ēcnes.
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Forms
plural: eternities| Singular | eternity |
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Synonyms
24 synonyms- a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife:timelessnesstimeless existence
- time without end:infinity
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable