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end·less
(ĕnd′lĭs)adj.
1. Being or seeming to be without an end or limit; boundless: an endless universe; an endless conversation.
2. Formed with the ends joined; continuous: an endless chain.
end′less·ly adv.
end′less·ness n.
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endless
(ˈɛndlɪs)adj
1. having or seeming to have no end; eternal or infinite
2. continuing too long or continually recurring
3. formed with the ends joined: an endless belt.
ˈendlessly adv
ˈendlessness n
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end•less
(ˈɛnd lɪs)adj.
1. having or seeming to have no end; boundless; infinite.
2. interminable or incessant.
3. made continuous, as by joining the two ends of a single length: an endless chain.
[before 900]
end′less•ly, adv.
end′less•ness, n.
syn: See eternal.
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| Adj. | 1. | endless - tiresomely long; seemingly without end; "endless debates"; "an endless conversation"; "the wait seemed eternal"; "eternal quarreling"; "an interminable sermon" long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long" |
| 2. | endless - infinitely great in number; "endless waves" infinite - having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude; "the infinite ingenuity of man"; "infinite wealth" | |
| 3. | endless - having no known beginning and presumably no end; "the dateless rise and fall of the tides"; "time is endless"; "sempiternal truth" infinite - having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude; "the infinite ingenuity of man"; "infinite wealth" | |
| 4. | endless - having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole; "an endless chain" continuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks" |
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endless
adjective
1. eternal, constant, infinite, perpetual, continual, immortal, unbroken, unlimited, uninterrupted, limitless, interminable, incessant, boundless, everlasting, unending, ceaseless, inexhaustible, undying, unceasing, unbounded, measureless, unfading, Ndl$ (S.M.S.) causing over 25,000 deaths in a seemingly endless war
eternal passing, limited, brief, bounded, restricted, temporary, transient, finite, circumscribed, transitory, terminable
eternal passing, limited, brief, bounded, restricted, temporary, transient, finite, circumscribed, transitory, terminable
2. interminable, constant, persistent, perpetual, never-ending, incessant, monotonous, overlong, Ndl$ (S.M.S.) I am sick to death of your endless complaints.
3. continuous, unbroken, uninterrupted, undivided, without end, Ndl$ (S.M.S.) an endless conveyor belt
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
endless
adjective1. Having no ends or limits:
2. Enduring for all time:
amaranthine, ceaseless, eternal, everlasting, immortal, never-ending, perpetual, unending, world without end.
Archaic: eterne.
3. Existing or occurring without interruption or end:
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Translations
لا نِهَايَة لهلانِهائي، لا نِهايَةَ لَهُمُسْتَمِر
nekonečný
endeløsevig
loputonpäättymätönloppumaton
beskrajan
szûnni nem akaró
endalaus, samfelldurendalaus; óendanlegur
終わりのない
끝없는
neskončen
oupphörlig
ซึ่งไม่สิ้นสุด
vô tận
endless
[ˈendlɪs] ADJ1. (= interminable) [road, queue, summer, speech] → interminable; [variety, patience, desert] → infinito; [supply] → inacabable, inagotable
the list is endless → la lista es interminable
this job is endless → este trabajo no se acaba nunca
an endless round of meetings → una ronda interminable de reuniones
the list is endless → la lista es interminable
this job is endless → este trabajo no se acaba nunca
an endless round of meetings → una ronda interminable de reuniones
2. (= countless) → continuo
I'm tired of his endless questions/complaining → estoy cansada de sus continuas preguntas/quejas
he asked me endless questions → me hizo un sinfín de preguntas
the possibilities are endless → las posibilidades son infinitas
I'm tired of his endless questions/complaining → estoy cansada de sus continuas preguntas/quejas
he asked me endless questions → me hizo un sinfín de preguntas
the possibilities are endless → las posibilidades son infinitas
3. (Tech) [screw, belt] → sin fin adj inv
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
endless
[ˈɛndləs] adj (= interminable) [journey, drought, war] → sans fin, interminable; [meetings, arguments, questions] → interminable; [line, path] → infini(e); [summer] → sans fin; [winter, dark day] → interminable
The journey seemed endless → Le voyage a paru interminable.
The list is endless → La liste est interminable.
The journey seemed endless → Le voyage a paru interminable.
The list is endless → La liste est interminable.
(= unlimited) [resources] → inépuisable, sans limites; [patience] → infini(e), sans limite; [variety] → infini(e); [possibilities] → illimité(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
endless
adj
(= interminable, unlimited) period, stream, series, talk, patience → endlos; variety → unendlich; supply → unbegrenzt; an endless round of meetings → Besprechungen, die kein Ende nehmen wollen; the list is endless → die Liste nimmt kein Ende
(= countless) meetings, arguments, questions, problems → unzählig; the possibilities are endless → es gibt unendlich viele Möglichkeiten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
endless
[ˈɛndlɪs] adj (gen) → senza fine; (road, speech) → interminabile, senza fine; (attempts) → innumerevole; (arguments) → continuo/a; (patience) → infinito/a; (possibilities) → illimitato/a; (resources) → inesauribileCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
end
(end) noun1. the last or farthest part of the length of something. the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); (also adjective) We live in the end house.
2. the finish or conclusion. the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).
3. death. The soldiers met their end bravely.
4. an aim. What end have you in view?
5. a small piece left over. cigarette ends.
verb to bring or come to an end. The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?
ˈending noun the end, especially of a story, poem etc. Fairy stories have happy endings.
ˈendless adjective1. going on for ever or for a very long time. endless arguments.
2. continuous, because of having the two ends joined. an endless chain.
at a loose end with nothing to do. He went to the cinema because he was at a loose end.
end up1. to reach or come to an end, usually unpleasant. I knew that he would end up in prison.
2. to do something in the end. He refused to believe her but he ended up apologizing.
in the end finally. He had to work very hard but he passed his exam in the end.
make (both) ends meet not to get into debt. The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.
no end (of) very much. I feel no end of a fool.
on end1. upright; erect. Stand the table on end; The cat's fur stood on end.
2. continuously; without a pause. For days on end we had hardly anything to eat.
put an end to to cause to finish; to stop. The government put an end to public execution.
the end the limit (of what can be borne or tolerated). His behaviour is the end!
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endless
→ لا نِهَايَة له nekonečný endeløs endlos ατελείωτος interminable loputon infini beskrajan infinito 終わりのない 끝없는 eindeloos endeløs nieskończony infinito бесконечный oupphörlig ซึ่งไม่สิ้นสุด sonsuz vô tận 无止境的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
endless
a. interminable, inacabable, sin fin.
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