eternity

Pronunciation: /əˈtɜɹnəti/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun time without end
  2. noun a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
  3. noun a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)

Etymology

From Middle English eternyte, from Old French eternité, from Latin aeternitās. Displaced native Old English ēcnes.

In classic literature

Synonyms

infinity

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
time
Narrower (hyponyms)
alpha and omega

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