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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinfini
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɛ̃.fi.ni/
"Un voyage qui semblait infini."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having no end or limit; continuing forever or for a very long time.
"The travelers walked along the endless stretch of golden sand." - 2
Tiresomely protracted; continuous and repetitive in a way that causes boredom or frustration.
"She grew tired of the endless meetings that yielded no decisions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'endelēas', combining 'ende' (end) and the privative suffix '-lēas' (less, lacking). Over centuries, it evolved from expressing physical spatial boundaries to capturing temporal infinity and boundless continuation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Endless" is said worldwide
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infini
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.fi.ni/
"Un voyage qui semblait infini."
endlos
Transliteration: /ˈɛntˌloːs/
"Es war eine endlose Wartezeit."
infinito
Transliteration: /in.fiˈni.to/
"Un corridoio apparentemente infinito."
infinito
Transliteration: /in.fiˈni.to/
"Tuvieron una discusión interminable."
infinito
Transliteration: /ĩ.fiˈni.tu/
"O céu estrelado parecia infinito."
अनंत
Transliteration: anant
"यह रास्ता अनंत प्रतीत होता है।"
无尽的
Transliteration: wújìnde
"这是一场似乎无尽的等待。"
끝없는
Transliteration: kkeuteomneun
"끝없는 대화가 이어졌다."
果てしない
Transliteration: hateshinai
"果てしない地平線が広がっていた。"
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