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timelessness

noun

  1. quality/state of being timeless
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Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪmləsnəs/ / /ˈtaɪmlɪsnɪs/ / /ˈtaɪ̯mlɪ̈snɪ̈s/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English timeless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English timelessness From timeless + -ness.

  1. The property of being timeless.

    Of all the things that attracted her to the park, the timelessness of the ever-flowing river was most pleasing.

    A sense of timelessness prevails in the little Derbyshire village of Repton, which was once the capital of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia.