eternitynoun
uk/ɪˈtɜː.nə.ti/us/ɪˈtɝː.nə.t̬i/[ U ] time that never ends or that has no limits:
They haven't been given these rights for (all) eternity - they should justify having them just like most other people have to.
Religions gain some of their worldly power by claiming they have the key to eternity (= a state of existence outside normal life).
an eternity
a very long time:
The movie went on for what seemed like an eternity.
Nine months is a long time for anyone, but it's an eternity for the very young.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Long periods of time
- -athon
- aeon
- age
- donkey
- donkey's years idiom
- eon
- epoch
- era
- good
- month
- not in a month of Sundays idiom
- yonks
Idiom(s)
send sb to eternity