termless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɝmlɪs/
Etymology
From term + -less.
Meanings
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Not terminating; having no end, limit, or boundary
In a few hours I shall be one of a nameless horde plodding the snowy solitudes of Russia, under the lash, and bound for that land of mystery and misery and termless oblivion, Siberia!
1900, Mark Twain, The man that corrupted Hadleyburg, and other essays and stories, page 187:termless joys
1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5):
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inexpressible; indescribable
termless skin
1609, William Shakespeare, “A Louers Complaint”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more termless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most termless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
ineffable · indicible (inexpressible) · continuous · unending (not terminating)
Translations (2)
bg безсрочен (not terminating) · pl bezterminowy (not terminating)