timelesstime‧less /ˈtaɪmləs/ ●○○ adjective - Crosby's 'It Ain't Necessarily So' remains a timeless classic.
- If a song is good enough, it has a timeless quality.
- In the south-west of England, the scenery is timeless and unmistakably agricultural.
- Origami is the timeless Japanese art of paper folding.
- Shakespeare's plays have a timeless appeal to all audiences.
- But it just keeps on doing its job, safe in its timeless bubble.
- For as we noted in the introduction, the job is not a timeless fact of human existence.
- It has a timeless, placeless look: it could be anywhere in the world.
- It looks timeless but there have been changes.
- On the farm I had created a timeless world.
- They may define positions that have often been repeated, but they can not be given a timeless quality.
- We floated on as if in a timeless limbo.
art, writing, ideas etc that last for a long time► timeless music, literature, art etc, that is timeless still seems important and interesting even though it was written or made a long time ago: · Crosby's 'It Ain't Necessarily So' remains a timeless classic.· In the south-west of England, the scenery is timeless and unmistakably agricultural.timeless appeal/quality: · Shakespeare's plays have a timeless appeal to all audiences.· If a song is good enough, it has a timeless quality.
► immortal immortal words, lines etc are famous and are remembered for a long time after they are written or spoken: · In the immortal words of Henry Ford, "History is bunk.''· J.M. Barrie's immortal tale of Peter Pan
► classic a classic book, film, design etc is one that is important or special and remains popular for a long time: · The Coca-Cola bottle is one of the classic designs of our century.· the classic Bogart version of 'The Maltese Falcon'· 'Jane Eyre' is Bronte's classic novel of courage in the face of despair. · Professor Carey wrote the classic account of early explorations in Africa and Asia.
nountimeovertimetimertimingtimelessnessadjectivetimelesstimely ≠ untimelyverbtimeadverbtimelessly