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endless

adj · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɛndlɪs/
  • /ˈɛndləs/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having no end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • endless time; endless praise

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Extending indefinitely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • an endless line

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Too much or many to be exhausted; an extremely high number or amount of; immeasurable, innumerable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an endless chain

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

having no known beginning and presumably no end

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the dateless rise and fall of the tides
  • time is endless
  • sempiternal truth

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dateless, sempiternal

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

infinitely great in number

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • endless waves

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • endless debates
  • an endless conversation
  • the wait seemed eternal
  • eternal quarreling
  • an interminable sermon

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eternal, interminable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

96 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անվերջ (anverǰ) — having no end
  • Bulgarian: безкраен (bezkraen) — having no end
  • Catalan: interminable — having no end
  • Chinese Cantonese: 不盡 /不尽 (bat1 zeon6) — having no end
  • Chinese: 不盡 /不尽 (zh-min-nan) — having no end
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無窮 /无穷 (wúqióng) — having no end
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不盡 /不尽 (bùjìn) — having no end
  • Czech: nekonečný — having no end
  • Danish: endeløs — having no end
  • Dutch: eindeloos — having no end
  • Esperanto: senfina — having no end
  • Finnish: loputon — having no end
  • Finnish: loppumaton — having no end
  • Finnish: päättymätön — having no end
  • French: infini — having no end
  • French: interminable — having no end
  • French: perpétuel — having no end
  • Galician: infindo — having no end
  • Galician: infinito — having no end
  • Galician: sen termo — having no end
  • Galician: sen fin — having no end
  • Georgian: უსასრულო (usasrulo) — having no end
  • Georgian: დაუსრულებელი (dausrulebeli) — having no end
  • Georgian: გაუთავებელი (gautavebeli) — having no end
  • Georgian: უთავბოლო (utavbolo) — having no end
  • Georgian: უსაზღვრო (usazɣvro) — having no end
  • German: endlos — having no end
  • German: unbegrenzt — having no end
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (andilaus) — having no end
  • Greek: ατελείωτος (ateleíotos) — having no end
  • Greek: ατέλειωτος (atéleiotos) — having no end
  • Ancient Greek: ᾰ̓́πειρος (ắpeiros) — having no end
  • Ancient Greek: ἀνήνυτος (anḗnutos) — having no end
  • Ancient Greek: ἀανής (aanḗs) — having no end
  • Hindi: अनन्त (anant) — having no end
  • Hindi: अंतहीन (anthīn) — having no end
  • Ingrian: otsatoin — having no end
  • Irish: gan deireadh — having no end
  • Irish: gan teorainn — having no end
  • Italian: interminabile — having no end
  • Italian: senza fine — having no end
  • Italian: infinito — having no end
  • Japanese: 無限の (mugen no) — having no end
  • Japanese: 果てしない (hateshinai) — having no end
  • Japanese: 切りが無い (kiri ga nai) — having no end
  • Khmer: អនន្ត (ʼaʼnɑn) — having no end
  • Korean: 끝없다 (kkeudeopda) — having no end
  • Latin: īnfīnītus — having no end
  • Latin: aeternus — having no end
  • Latvian: nebeidzams — having no end
  • Lithuanian: begalinis — having no end
  • Norwegian Bokmål: endeløs — having no end
  • Persian: بیپایان (bê-pâyân) — having no end
  • Portuguese: infinito — having no end
  • Portuguese: infindável — having no end
  • Portuguese: incessante — having no end
  • Portuguese: infindo — having no end
  • Romanian: fără sfârșit — having no end
  • Romanian: nesfârșit — having no end
  • Romanian: interminabil — having no end
  • Russian: бесконе́чный (beskonéčnyj) — having no end
  • Sanskrit: अनन्त (ananta) — having no end
  • Scottish Gaelic: sìorraidh — having no end
  • Serbo-Croatian: bezgraničan — having no end
  • Spanish: interminable — having no end
  • Spanish: sinfín — having no end
  • Spanish: infinito — having no end
  • Swedish: ändlös — having no end
  • Telugu: అంతములేని (antamulēni) — having no end
  • Telugu: అనంతము (anantamu) — having no end
  • Thai: อนันต์ (à-nan) — having no end
  • Turkish: sonsuz — having no end
  • Turkish: bitmeyen — having no end
  • Urdu: لامتناہی (lāmutanāhī) — having no end
  • Welsh: annherfynol — having no end
  • Welsh: bythol — having no end
  • Welsh: diddiwedd — having no end
  • Welsh: diderfyn — having no end
  • Welsh: didranc — having no end
  • Catalan: inacabable — indefinite
  • Danish: uendelig — indefinite
  • Dutch: oneindig — indefinite
  • Dutch: grenzeloos — indefinite
  • Finnish: loputon — indefinite
  • Finnish: loppumaton — indefinite
  • Finnish: päättymätön — indefinite
  • Georgian: განუსაზღვრელი (ganusazɣvreli) — indefinite
  • Georgian: უსაზღვრო (usazɣvro) — indefinite
  • German: unbegrenzt — indefinite
  • German: unbeschränkt — indefinite
  • German: unendlich — indefinite
  • Greek: ατελείωτος (ateleíotos) — indefinite
  • Greek: ατέλειωτος (atéleiotos) — indefinite
  • Latvian: bezgalīgs — indefinite
  • Polish: bezkresny — indefinite
  • Romanian: nesfârșit — indefinite
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