"endlessness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: endlessnesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English endelesnesse, from Old English endelēasnes; equivalent to endless + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|endelesnesse}} Middle English endelesnesse, {{inh|en|ang|endelēasnes}} Old English endelēasnes, {{suffix|en|endless|ness}} endless + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} endlessness (usually uncountable, plural endlessnesses)
  1. The state or characteristic of being endless. Tags: uncountable, usually Hypernyms: continuity, infiniteness, infinitude, infinity Related terms: circumscription, eternity, immortality Translations (state of being endless): infīnitās [feminine] (Latin), bezkresność [feminine] (Polish)

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