endless

adjective

end·​less ˈen(d)-ləs How to pronounce endless (audio)
1
: being or seeming to be without end
an endless speech
2
: extremely numerous
all the multiplied, endless, nameless iniquitiesEdmund Burke
3
: joined at the ends
an endless chain
endlessly adverb
endlessness noun

Examples of endless in a Sentence

There was an endless line at the bank. There is endless work to do on the house.
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One of those late landscapes, Mountain Landscape in Bohemia (ca. 1830), seems at first glance not to feature a single human at all, just puffy clouds, dusky peaks, and endless blades of grass that appear to sway in the wind. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Feb. 2025 The night kicked off with a big band performance and endless pours of Hennessy cocktails. Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025 But that’s not the way of most corporate America, despite the endless pushing by greedy bankers and lawyers who don’t have enough work to do to maintain their admittedly lavish lifestyles versus pretty much the rest of the country’s work force. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025 Assembling the right team for each designer requires a lot of work, as does the endless communication with potential beauty sponsors. James Manso, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for endless 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of endless was before the 12th century

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“Endless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endless. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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endless

adjective
end·​less ˈen-(d)ləs How to pronounce endless (audio)
1
: being or seeming to be without end
2
: joined at the ends : continuous
an endless belt
endlessly adverb
endlessness noun

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