eternity

Eternity is defined as, or seems like, an endless amount of time.

(noun)

An example of eternity is the amount of time that takes place in heaven, according to the Bible.
An example of eternity is spending over an hour on hold for a customer service person.

See eternity in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. eternities

the quality, state, or fact of being eternal; eternal existence or duration; continuance without end
infinite time; time without beginning or end
a long period of time that seems endless: an eternity of waiting
the endless time after death

Origin: ME eternite < OFr eternité < L aeternitas

See eternity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. e·ter·ni·ties

Time without beginning or end; infinite time.
The state or quality of being eternal.
a. The timeless state following death.
b. The afterlife; immortality.
A very long or seemingly endless time: waited in the dentist's office for an eternity.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English eternite

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin aeternitās

Origin: , from aeternus, eternal; see eternal

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