Sekirov Dictionary

everlasting

UK /ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/US /ˌɛvəɹˈlæstɪŋ/

adjective 9
adverb 3
noun 4
forms 3
phrases 1

adjective9

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Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.
- And I will giue vnto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an euerlasting possession, and I will be their God. — 1611
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Chiefly of a deity or other supernatural being: having always existed and will continue to exist forever; eternal.
- And Abraham planted trees at Berseba, and called vpon the name of the LORDE yͤ euerlasting God, and was a straunger in yͤ londe of the Philistynes a longe season. — 1535
Synonym of sempiternal (“having infinite temporal duration, rather than outside time and thus lacking temporal duration altogether”).
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(informal) Continuing for a long period; eternal.
- And it [this History] is compiled rather for an Everlasting Possession, then to be rehearsed for a Prize. — 1629
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(informal) Happening all the time, especially to a tiresome extent; constant, incessant, unending.
- It is never dark here, you are novv come to the Country of Everlasting Day; VVhat think you? Is not this Elisium? — 1725
Having flowers that retain their colour and form when dried.
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Of clothing or fabric: lasting a long time; very durable or hard-wearing.
- [W]ere't not for my smooth, soft, silken Citizen, I vvould quit this transitorie trade, get mee an euerlasting robe, seare vp my conscience, and turne Serieant. — 1606
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Of a plant or plant part: synonym of perennial (“active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons”).
- The roote is threddy, like the roote of the second kinde of Scrophularia, and is euer[-]lasting, putting forth yearely new springs, as also doth the rootes of the other two Scrophularies. — 1578
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(informal, no longer used) Used as an intensifier.
- The everlastin’ cus he stuck his one-pronged pitchfork in me / An’ made a hole right thru my close ez ef I wuz an in’my. — 1848

adverb3

Synonym of everlastingly.
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(no longer used) In an everlasting manner; forever.
- You your selves in the opinion of this everlasting talkative Advocate of the King, your accuser, vvent more than half-vvay tovvards it; […] — 1692
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(informal, no longer used) Used as an intensifier: extremely, very.
- The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on 'em. — 1913

noun4

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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”)
- With a backward look Small said, “What a lovely lily!” / “Well enough but strong-smelling, gaudy. Come see the everlastings.” — 1942
(historical) 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”).
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(no longer used) 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.
- O that this too too sallied flesh vvould melt, / Thavv and resolue it selfe into a devve, / Or that the euerlasting had not fixt / His cannon gainst seale slaughter, o God, God, — 1599
(no longer used, historical) Short for everlasting trimming (“(uncountable) an embroidered edging used on underclothes; (countable) a quantity of such edging”)

forms

everlastings · more everlasting · most everlasting

Phrases with everlasting

everlasting staircase
A prison treadmill.

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