WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ev•er•last•ing /ˌɛvɚˈlæstɪŋ, -ˈlɑstɪŋ/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- lasting forever;
eternal:everlasting life.
- See eternal.
ev•er•last•ing
(ev′ər las′ting, -lä′sting),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
ev′er•last′ing•ly, adv.
ev′er•last′ing•ness, n.
- lasting forever;
eternal:everlasting future life. - lasting or continuing for an indefinitely long time:the everlasting hills.
- incessant;
constantly recurring:He is plagued by everlasting attacks of influenza. - wearisome;
tedious:She tired of his everlasting puns.
n.
- eternal duration;
eternity:What is the span of one life compared with the everlasting? - Religion the Everlasting, God.
- Plant Biologyany of various plants that retain their shape or color when dried, as certain composite plants of the genera Helichrysum, Gnaphalium, and Helipterum.
- 1300–50; Middle English; see ever, lasting
ev′er•last′ing•ness, n.
- 1. See eternal.
- 1. transitory.
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