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Webster 1913 Edition

Endless

End′less

,
Adj.
[AS.
endeleás
. See
End
.]
1.
Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable; – applied to length, and to duration;
as, an
endless
line;
endless
time;
endless
bliss;
endless
praise;
endless
clamor.
2.
Infinite; excessive; unlimited.
Shak.
3.
Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.
[R.]
“All loves are endless.”
Beau. & Fl.
4.
Void of design; objectless;
as, an
endless
pursuit
.
Syn. – Eternal; everlasting; interminable; infinite; unlimited; incessant; perpetual; uninterrupted; continual; unceasing; unending; boundless; undying; imperishable.

Webster 1828 Edition

Endless

END'LESS

,
Adj.
[See End.] Without end; having no end or conclusion; applied to length, and to duration; as an endless line; endless progression; endless duration; endless bliss.
1.
Perpetual; incessant; continual; as endless praise; endless clamor.

Definition 2024

endless

endless

English

Adjective

endless ‎(not comparable)

  1. Having no end.
    endless time; endless praise
  2. Extending indefinitely.
    an endless line
  3. (obsolete) Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.
    • Beaumont and Fletcher
      All loves are endless.

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Etymology

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

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