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atemporal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɛmpəɹəl

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adj

Meaning 1

Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or unchanging.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The machinery, when activated, would create atemporal bubbles wherein nothing was affected by the flow of time.
  • The greatest music is atemporal.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English temporal English atemporal From a- + temporal.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: atemporel — unaffected by time
  • German: zeitlos — unaffected by time
  • German: unvergänglich — unaffected by time
  • German: unveränderlich — unaffected by time
  • Italian: atemporale — unaffected by time
  • Polish: aczasowy — unaffected by time
  • Portuguese: atemporal — unaffected by time
  • Romanian: atemporal — unaffected by time
  • Spanish: atemporal — unaffected by time