endless

adjective

END-lis/ˈɛndlɪs/

4 meanings of endless

1
adjective
Going on and on, with no end at all.
Like a circle you can walk around forever without ever reaching the end.
The road seemed endless as we drove through the desert.
She told an endless story that bored everyone at the table.
Similarinterminable, ceaseless, perpetual, incessant, eternal
Oppositebrief, short, finite
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2
adjective
So many or so much that it can never run out.
Like a jar of candy that never seems to empty no matter how much you take.
The kids asked endless questions on the long car ride.
He showed endless patience with his students.
Similarcountless, innumerable, infinite, unlimited, inexhaustible
Oppositelimited
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3
adjective
Reaching so far that you cannot see where it stops.
Like looking out at the sea, where the water seems to go on past where your eyes can reach.
From the hilltop, the endless plains spread out below us.
The desert looked endless under the bright midday sky.
Similarboundless, limitless, infinite, vast
Oppositelimited, finite

Less common meaning

4
adjectiveobsolete
Bringing no useful result and wasting one's effort.
All loves are endless.
c. 1615, Francis Beaumont, John FletcherHere, endless means fruitless, so love brings no real reward.
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Origin

From an Old English word meaning "endless," made from "end" plus "-less."