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endless

adj.
C1 Advanced Oxford US //ˈɛndɫəs// UK //ˈɛndləs// end·less Archaic

adj. seeming to have no end or limit. You use this to describe something that goes on for a very long time or covers a huge area.

adj. having or seeming to have no end, limit, or conclusion. Often used hyperbolically to describe repetitive tasks or vast physical spaces.


SIMPLE

The children have endless energy even after playing all day.

CONTEXTUAL

We drove for hours across the endless plains without seeing a single house or tree.

COMPLEX

The project was delayed by an endless series of bureaucratic hurdles that frustrated even the most patient members of the development team.

Synonyms
Origin

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

Usage

Typically used before a noun or after a linking verb; frequently functions as a hyperbolic intensifier.

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