different between everlasting vs prolonged
everlasting
English
Etymology
From Middle English, equivalent to ever +? lasting.
Alternative forms
- ever-lasting
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??v??læst??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??v??l??st??/
- Rhymes: -æst??, -??st??
- Hyphenation: ever?last?ing
Adjective
everlasting (comparative more everlasting, superlative most everlasting)
- Lasting or enduring forever; existing or continuing without end
- Synonyms: immortal, eternal
- Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive.
- (philosophy) Existing with infinite temporal duration (as opposed to existence outside of time).
Citations
Synonyms
- eternal, immortal, interminable, endless, never-ending, infinite, unlimited, unceasing, uninterrupted, continual, unintermitted, incessant
- (existing with infinite temporal duration) sempiternal
Antonyms
- (of a short life): ephemeral
- (existing or continuing without end): finite, limited, mortal
Derived terms
- everlasting flower
- everlastingly
- everlastingness
- everlasting pea
Translations
Adverb
everlasting (comparative more everlasting, superlative most everlasting)
- (colloquial) Extremely.
Noun
everlasting (plural everlastings)
- An everlasting flower.
- 1942, Emily Carr, The Book of Small, “The Orange Lily,” [2]
- With a backward look Small said, “What a lovely lily!” ¶ “Well enough but strong-smelling, gaudy. Come see the everlastings.”
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 313:
- ‘It is true perhaps it is too late now for you to look like a rose; but you can always look like an everlasting.’
- 1942, Emily Carr, The Book of Small, “The Orange Lily,” [2]
- (historical) A durable cloth fabric for shoes, etc.
Translations
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prolonged
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p?o??l??d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p????l??d/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /p?o??l??d/
- Hyphenation: pro?longed
Adjective
prolonged (comparative more prolonged, superlative most prolonged)
- lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
Synonyms
- enduring, longsome; see also Thesaurus:lasting
Antonyms
- brief, temporary; see also Thesaurus:ephemeral
Translations
Verb
prolonged
- simple past tense and past participle of prolong
prolonged From the web:
- what prolonged means
- what prolonged the actual building of the railroad
- what prolonged the great depression
- what prolonged the cold war
- what prolonged ww1
- what prolonged the stalemate
- what prolonged stress does to the body
- what prolonged eye contact means
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