- Endless
- Endless End"less, a. [AS. endele['a]s. See {End}.]
1. Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual;
interminable; -- applied to length, and to duration; as,
an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless
praise; endless clamor.
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2. Infinite; excessive; unlimited. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying. [R.] ``All loves are endless.'' --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
4. Void of design; objectless; as, an endless pursuit. [1913 Webster]
5. having a linear or ribbonlike form with the two ends connected together, such as in a circle, ellipse, torus, or any other closed loop. Belts or chains used in drive mechanisms are considered endless in this sense. See {endless chain}. [PJC]
{Endless chain}, a chain which is made continuous by uniting its two ends.
{Endless screw}. (Mech.) See under {Screw}.
Syn: Eternal; everlasting; interminable; infinite; unlimited; incessant; perpetual; uninterrupted; continual; unceasing; unending; boundless; undying; imperishable. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.