ageless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-wom Proto-Indo-European *h₂oywom Proto-Italic *aiwom Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Proto-Italic *aiwotāts Latin aetātem Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Vulgar Latin *aetāticum Old French eagebor. Middle English age English age Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English ageless From age + -less.
Meanings
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(qualifier:relative to past) Having existed for so great a period of time that its longevity cannot be expressed.
The ageless pyramids stood prominently against the sunset.
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(qualifier:relative to future) Continuing infinitely or indefinitely.
This memorial will show our ageless respect to those who died.
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Always appearing youthful; never seeming to age.
her ageless face
As United finally started to pose a threat, Darren Fletcher headed straight at City keeper Hart from Ryan Giggs' cross - and the seemingly ageless Old Trafford veteran was instrumental when they took the lead four minutes before the interval.
2011 February 12, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 2 - 1 Man City”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most ageless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more ageless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
agelessness · ageless sleep · agelessly
Translations (10)
es eterno (continuing infinitely or indefinitely) · fi iätön (continuing infinitely or indefinitely) · es siempre joven (youthful) · pl bezczasowy (youthful) · el αγέραστος (continuing infinitely or indefinitely) · hu kortalan (youthful) · fr éternel (having existed for so great a period of time that its longevity cannot be expressed) · el αγέραστος (youthful) · fi iätön (youthful) · pl wiecznie młody (youthful)