timelessness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtaɪmləsnəs/ (UK)
- /ˈtaɪmlɪsnɪs/ (US)
- /ˈtaɪmləsnəs/ (US)
- /ˈtaɪ̯mlɪ̈snɪ̈s/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English timeless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English timelessness From timeless + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The property of being timeless.
Of all the things that attracted her to the park, the timelessness of the ever-flowing river was most pleasing.
A sense of timelessness prevails in the little Derbyshire village of Repton, which was once the capital of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 332, photo caption:In the Larghetto slow movement Mr. Tetzlaff played the wistful melodic phrases with arching lyricism and radiantly penetrating pianissimos, while in the orchestra Mr. Levine achieved an uncanny balance between timelessness and subdued intensity.
2007 January 16, Anthony Tommasini, “Serious German Violinist Gets a Rock Star Ovation”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| timelessnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
sempiternity · everlastingness · temporality
Relateds
Synonyms
eternity · eternal now · untime · timelessness · extratemporality · atemporality
Translations (7)
pl bezczasowość (property of being timeless) · de Zeitlosigkeit (property of being timeless) · fi ajattomuus (property of being timeless) · hu időtlenség (property of being timeless) · sv tidlöshet (property of being timeless) · pl pozaczasowość (property of being timeless) · pl ponadczasowość (property of being timeless)