everlasting

• Qualifie ce qui dure éternellement ou pendant une durée indéfiniment longue.

Describes something that lasts forever or for an indefinitely long time.

1. Lasting foreverB2formal

   Continuing forever; eternal or never-ending.

   éternel

   • They promised each other everlasting love.
   • The legend speaks of an everlasting flame that never dies.
   • The beauty of the mountains seemed everlasting.

   Synonymesceaselessendlesseternalimmortalinfinitenever-endingperpetualtimelessundyingunending

   Antonymesephemeralfiniteimpermanentmomentarymortalshort-livedtemporarytransient

2. Very long-lastingB2informal

   Lasting for a very long time, often seeming endless.

   Éternel / qui dure très longtemps

   • The meeting felt everlasting.
   • She complained about the everlasting traffic jams in the city.
   • The children were tired of the everlasting rain during their vacation.

   Synonymesceaselessendlesseternalimmortalinterminablenever-endingperpetualundyingunending

   Antonymesbriefephemeralfleetingmomentaryshorttransient

• Nom désignant diverses plantes, généralement de la famille des Asteracées, dont les fleurs conservent leur forme et leur couleur une fois séchées ; par extension, plante ou fleur séchée utilisée en décoration.

A noun referring to any of various plants, typically of the family Compositae, whose flowers retain their form and color when dried.

1. Dried flower plantC1formal

   Any of various plants, especially from the family Compositae, whose flowers retain their shape and color when dried.

   Immortelle

   • She arranged a bouquet of everlastings for the winter decoration.
   • The garden was full of everlastings that could be preserved for months.
   • Everlastings are popular in dried flower crafts.

   Synonymesimmortellestrawflowerxeranthemum