ev·er·last·ing ( v  r-l s t ng)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. ev er·lasting·ly adv.ev er·lasting·ness n. |
everlasting
Adjective
1. never coming to an end; eternal
2. lasting so long or occurring so often as to become tedious
everlastingly adv
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| 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 coloraster 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" |
| 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" |
everlasting
adjective 1. eternal, endless, abiding, infinite, perpetual, timeless, immortal, never-ending, indestructible, undying, imperishable, deathless << OPPOSITE transitory
adjective 2. continual, constant, endless, continuous, never-ending, interminable, incessant, ceaseless, unremitting, unceasing
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