eternity

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈtɜːrnɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈtɝnɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i tûrni tē)

Inflections of 'eternity' (n): npl: eternities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
e•ter•ni•ty /ɪˈtɜrnɪti/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -ties. 
  1. [uncountable] infinite time;
    duration without beginning or end.
  2. [uncountable] eternal existence, esp. the timeless state into which the soul is believed to pass at death.
  3. a period of time that seems endless:[countable, usually singular]I waited an eternity for a bus.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
e•ter•ni•ty  (i tûrni tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. infinite time;
    duration without beginning or end.
  2. eternal existence, esp. as contrasted with mortal life:the eternity of God.
  3. Religion[Theol.]the timeless state into which the soul passes at a person's death.
  4. an endless or seemingly endless period of time:We had to wait an eternity for the check to arrive.
  5. eternities, the truths or realities of life and thought that are regarded as timeless or eternal.
  • Latin aeternitās. See eterne, -ity
  • Middle English eternite 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eternity / ɪˈtɜːnɪtɪ/ ( -ties)
  1. endless or infinite time
  2. the quality, state, or condition of being eternal
  3. (usually plural) any of the aspects of life and thought that are considered to be timeless, esp timeless and true
  4. the condition of timeless existence, believed by some to characterize the afterlife
  5. a seemingly endless period of time: an eternity of waiting
'eternity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: [make, design] eternity [rings, bands], an eternity of [waiting, suffering, pain], the eternity of [God, life, existence, the spirit], more...

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