Everlasting vs. Interminable — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Everlasting and Interminable
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Everlasting
Lasting forever; eternal.
Interminable
Being or seeming to be without an end; endless
An interminable wait at the airport.
Everlasting
Continuing indefinitely or for a long period of time.
Interminable
Existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.
Everlasting
Persisting too long; tedious
Everlasting complaints.
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Interminable
A repeating decimal.
Everlasting
Everlasting God. Used with the.
Interminable
Without termination; admitting no limit; boundless; endless; wearisomely protracted; as, interminable space or duration; interminable sufferings; an interminable sermon.
That wild interminable waste of waves.
Everlasting
Eternal duration; eternity.
Interminable
Tiresomely long; seemingly without end;
Endless debates
An endless conversation
The wait seemed eternal
Eternal quarreling
An interminable sermon
Everlasting
Any of various plants chiefly in the composite family, such as the strawflower, that retain their form and color long after they are dry. Also called immortelle.
Everlasting
Lasting or enduring forever; existing or continuing without end
Everlasting
Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive.
This everlasting nonsense
Everlasting
(philosophy) Existing with infinite temporal duration (as opposed to existence outside of time).
Everlasting
(colloquial) Extremely.
Everlasting
An everlasting flower.
Everlasting
(historical) A durable cloth fabric for shoes, etc.
Everlasting
Lasting or enduring forever; exsisting or continuing without end; immortal; eternal.
Everlasting
Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive; as, this everlasting nonsence.
I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee . . . the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession.
And heard thy everlasting yawn confessThe pains and penalties of idleness.
Whether we shall meet again I know not;Therefore our everlasting farewell take;Forever, and forever farewell, Cassius.
Everlasting
Eternal duration, past or future; eternity.
From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Everlasting
With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God.
Everlasting
A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color, as, the pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), the immortelle (Xeranthemum anuum) of the French, the cudweeds, etc.
Everlasting
A cloth fabric for shoes, etc. See Lasting.
Everlasting
Any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
Everlasting
Continuing forever or indefinitely;
The ageless themes of love and revenge
Eternal truths
Life everlasting
Hell's perpetual fires
The unending bliss of heaven
Everlasting
Expletives used informally as intensifiers;
He's a blasted idiot
It's a blamed shame
A blame cold winter
Not a blessed dime
I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
He's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
A deuced idiot
Tired or his everlasting whimpering
An infernal nuisance
Everlasting
Lasting for an indefinitely long period of time
Everlasting
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;
An arrant fool
A complete coward
A consummate fool
A double-dyed villain
Gross negligence
A perfect idiot
Pure folly
What a sodding mess
Stark staring mad
A thoroughgoing villain
Utter nonsense
Everlasting
Continuing too long;
Everlasting complaints
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