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eternal

/ɪˈtɜːnəl/
noun
  1. One who lives forever; an immortal.

adjective
  1. Lasting forever; unending.

    Similar: agelong, endless, everlasting, permanent, sempiternal

  2. Existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly

    Similar: atemporal, timeless

  3. Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.

    "some eternal villain"

    Similar: awful

Synonymsagelong, endless, everlasting, permanent, sempiternal, unending
Antonymsephemeral, momentary, transient

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