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Everlasting vs. Interminable — What's the Difference?

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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