Endless vs. Everlasting — What's the Difference?

Being or seeming to be without an end or limit; boundless

Lasting forever; eternal.

Formed with the ends joined; continuous

Continuing indefinitely or for a long period of time.

Having no end.

Persisting too long; tedious

Extending indefinitely.

Everlasting God. Used with the.

(obsolete) Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.

Eternal duration; eternity.

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.

Any of various plants chiefly in the composite family, such as the strawflower, that retain their form and color long after they are dry. Also called immortelle.

Infinite; excessive; unlimited.

Lasting or enduring forever; existing or continuing without end

Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.

Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive.

Void of design; objectless; as, an endless pursuit.

(philosophy) Existing with infinite temporal duration (as opposed to existence outside of time).

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.

(colloquial) Extremely.

Tiresomely long; seemingly without end;

An everlasting flower.

Infinitely great in number;

(historical) A durable cloth fabric for shoes, etc.

Having no known beginning and presumably no end;

Lasting or enduring forever; exsisting or continuing without end; immortal; eternal.

Having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole;

Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive; as, this everlasting nonsence.

Occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted;

Eternal duration, past or future; eternity.

With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God.

A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color, as, the pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), the immortelle (Xeranthemum anuum) of the French, the cudweeds, etc.

A cloth fabric for shoes, etc. See Lasting.

Any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color

Continuing forever or indefinitely;

Expletives used informally as intensifiers;

Lasting for an indefinitely long period of time

Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;

Continuing too long;