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.
2. Infinite; excessive; unlimited. --Shak.
3. Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying. [R.]
``All loves are endless.'' --Beau. & Fl.
4. Void of design; objectless; as, an endless pursuit.
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |