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timelessness

noun · 2 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈtaɪmləsnəs/
  • US: /ˈtaɪmləsnəs/
  • US: /ˈtaɪmlɪsnɪs/
  • US: /ˈtaɪ̯mlɪ̈snɪ̈s/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The property of being timeless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • Of all the things that attracted her to the park, the timelessness of the ever-flowing river was most pleasing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eternity, timeless existence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: being, beingness, existence

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English timeless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English timelessness From timeless + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ajattomuus — property of being timeless
  • German: Zeitlosigkeit — property of being timeless
  • Hungarian: időtlenség — property of being timeless
  • Polish: ponadczasowość — property of being timeless
  • Polish: bezczasowość — property of being timeless
  • Polish: pozaczasowość — property of being timeless
  • Swedish: tidlöshet — property of being timeless