everlasting

ev·er·last·ing  (vr-lstng)

adj.

1. Lasting forever; eternal.

2.

a. Continuing indefinitely or for a long period of time.

b. Persisting too long; tedious: everlasting complaints.

n.

1. Everlasting God. Used with the.

2. Eternal duration; eternity.

3. Any of various plants, such as the strawflower or one of the genera Anaphalis or Gnaphalium, that retain form and color long after they are dry.

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ever·lasting·ly adv.

ever·lasting·ness n.

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everlasting [ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ]

adj

1. never coming to an end; eternal

2. lasting for an indefinitely long period

3. lasting so long or occurring so often as to become tedious; incessant I cannot bear her everlasting complaints

n

1. endless duration; eternity

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called everlasting flower another name for immortelle See also cat's-foot

everlastingly  adv

everlastingness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	everlasting - 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 aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia composite plant, composite - considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers Acroclinium roseum, pink paper daisy, pink-and-white everlasting - flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying Anaphalis margaritacea, cottonweed, pearly everlasting - an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts cudweed - any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color golden everlasting, Helichrysum bracteatum, yellow paper daisy, strawflower - Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who love dried flowers strawflower - any of various plants of the genus Helipterum cascade everlasting, Helichrysum secundiflorum, Ozothamnus secundiflorus - shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum Helipterum manglesii, rhodanthe, Rhodanthe manglesii, Swan River everlasting - Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum immortelle, Xeranthemum annuum - mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere
Adj.	1.	everlasting - continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" eternal, perpetual, unceasing, unending, ageless, eonian, aeonian lasting, permanent - continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
	2.	everlasting - without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" arrant, double-dyed, sodding, utter, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, staring, perfect, pure, consummate, stark, complete, gross unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"

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everlasting

adjective

1. eternal, endless, abiding, infinite, perpetual, timeless, immortal, never-ending, indestructible, undying, imperishable, deathless The icon embodies a potent symbol of everlasting life.
eternal passing, brief, temporary, fleeting, short-lived, transient, ephemeral, transitory, impermanent

2. continual, constant, endless, continuous, never-ending, interminable, incessant, ceaseless, unremitting, unceasing I'm tired of your everlasting bickering.

Translations

everlasting [ˌevəˈlɑːstɪŋ] ADJ (= eternal) [gratitude, shame, regret] → eterno; [fame] → imperecedero
everlasting life → la vida eterna
to her everlasting regret, she refused the offer → para su eterno arrepentimiento, rechazó la oferta

everlasting [ˌɛvə^rˈlɑːstɪŋ] adj → éternel(le)
ever more evermore [ˌɛvə^rˈmɔː^r] adv → à jamais

everlasting

adj

God, life, torment → ewig; gratitude → immerwährend; glory → unvergänglich; to his everlasting shame → zu seiner ewigen Schande

(inf: = constant) → ewig (inf)

n from everlasting to everlasting thou art God → Du bist Gott von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit

everlasting [ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ] adj → eterno/a (pej) → continuo/a

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everlasting [ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ] adj → eterno/a (pej) → continuo/a