timeless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time 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 timeless From time + -less.
Meanings
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Eternal.
When Worlds, that count his Circles now, unhing’d, (Fate the loud Signal sounding) headlong rush To timeless Night and Chaos, whence they rose.
c. 1743, Edward Young, “Night 2: On Time, Death, and Friendship”, in The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality:
- Not affected by time; ageless.
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(obsolete) Done at an improper time; unseasonable; untimely.
Must I behold thy timeless, cruel death?
c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, act V, scene 4:The lamp of day is quench’d beneath the deep, And soft approach the balmy hours of sleep: Nor fits it to prolong the heav’nly feast Timeless, indecent, but retire to rest.
1725, Alexander, transl. Pope, The Odyssey of Homer, book 3, London: Bernard Lintot, translation of The Odyssey by Homer, page 143, lines 427–430:
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Not decreasing over time in quality and appeal.
The cave carvings have a timeless beauty.
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Without a time limit; untimed.
a timeless cricket match
- Outside of time; extratemporal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more timeless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most timeless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
finite (antonym(s) of “eternal”) · limited (antonym(s) of “eternal”) · old (antonym(s) of “not affected by time”) · timely (antonym(s) of “done at an improper time”) · aged (antonym(s) of “not affected by time”) · temporal · sempiternal (antonym(s) of “not affected by time”)
Deriveds
untimeless · timeless moment · timelessly · timeless existence · timeless Test · timelessness
Hyponyms
Relateds
Synonyms
infinite · ill-timed (done at an improper time) · unfading (not decreasing over time) · eternal (eternal) · extratemporal · everlasting · atemporal · immortal · achronic · undiminishable (not decreasing over time) · timeless · ageless (not affected by time) · never-ending · dateless · sempiternal
Translations (16)
ro extemporal (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · fi ajaton (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · pt intemporal (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · hi कालातीत (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · es acrónico (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · sv tidlös (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · es ácrono (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · pl ponadczasowy (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · hu időtlen (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · nl tijdloos (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · fr intemporel (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · pl bezczasowy (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · el διαχρονικός (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · bg неостаряващ (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · de zeitlos (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal) · ru неподвла́стный вре́мени (not decreasing over time in quality and appeal)