everlasting
Chiefly with a descriptive word: short for everlasting flower, having flowers that…Chiefly with a descriptive word: short for everlasting flower (“any of several plants, chiefly of the family Asteraceae (principally the tribe Gnaphalieae), having flowers that retain their colour and form when dried; also, a flower of such a plant”)
Meaning
3 senses(countable)Chiefly with a descriptive word: short for everlasting flower (“any of several plants, chiefly of the family Asteraceae (principally the tribe Gnaphalieae), having flowers that retain their colour and form when dried; also, a flower of such a plant”)
any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
(countable, historical, uncountable)Synonym of lasting (“(uncountable) a durable, plain, woven fabric formerly used for making clothes and for the uppers of women's shoes; (countable) a quantity of such fabric”).
(archaic, countable)Preceded by the: someone or something that lasts forever, or that that has always existed and will continue to exist forever; an eternal, an immortal; specifically (Christianity), God.
Examples
14 sentencesI'm tired of your everlasting grumbles.
ruЯ устал от твоего вечного ворчания. — corvard
She finds an everlasting enjoyment in music.
She attained everlasting fame through her work.
deSie erlangte durch ihre Arbeit ewigen Ruhm. — Yorwba
We die, but some chess games are everlasting.
ruМы смертны, но некоторые шахматные партии бессмертны. — carlosalberto
deWir sind sterblich, aber einige Schachspiele sind unsterblich. — carlosalberto
God appointed blue to be an everlasting source of delight.
Origin
From Middle English ever-lasting (“(adjective) eternal, perpetual; constant; (adverb) eterFrom Middle English ever-lasting (“(adjective) eternal, perpetual; constant; (adverb) eternally; (noun) eternity”), from ever (“at all times, always, constantly; eternally, perpetually; regularly; etc.”) + lasting (“continuing, lasting; eternal; etc.”).
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Forms
plural: everlastings| Singular | everlasting |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color:everlasting flower
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable