Eternal (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 2
Tiresomely long; seemingly without end; "endless debates"; "an endless conversation"; "the wait seemed eternal"; "eternal quarreling"; "an interminable sermon".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The movie's eternal closing credits seemed to last forever.
- Her husband's eternal complaints about his job were getting on her nerves.
- The waiting room was filled with people who had been waiting for what felt like an eternal period of time.
- The two siblings had an eternal rivalry that had been going on since childhood.
- The eternal bureaucratic process was taking a toll on the small business owner's patience.