eternal
Lasting forever; unending.
Adjective 4 meanings
Lasting forever; unending.
Existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly.
Constant; perpetual; ceaseless; ever-present.
Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.
“some eternal villain”
Noun 1 meaning
One who lives forever; an immortal.
Etymology
From Middle English eternal, from Old French eternal, from Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus (“eternal”), from aevum (“age”). Displaced native Old English ēċe.
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ETERNAL at a glance
ETERNAL has 7 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (E 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + N 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,867 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with eternal
All rhymes- NATIONAL8
- INTERNATIONAL13
- FINAL8
- PERSONAL10
- ORIGINAL9
- PROFESSIONAL17
- ADDITIONAL12
- TRADITIONAL12
- JOURNAL14
- CRIMINAL12
- REGIONAL9
- EMOTIONAL11
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