Everlasting Definition & Meaning

everlasting
adjective
  1. continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven"
  2. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
noun
  1. any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color

"Everlasting" in song lyrics

See how everlasting is used in real songs:

  • "Gigantic bottles, lies everlasting"
    Buddha Monk f/ Anesthesia, Grime, Mozart, Ol' Dirty Bastard — Play the Game
  • "Everlasting"
    Chingon (Fifth Sun) — So Sexy
  • "Jesus the Christ with life everlasting"
    The Cross Movement — Lower Case Gods

Usage tips for "everlasting"

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