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timeless Definition

time·less (tīmlis)

adjective

  1. that cannot be measured by time; unending
  2. transcending time; eternal
  3. restricted to no specific time; always valid, true, or applicable
  4. Obsolete untimely

timeless Related Forms
time·lessly adverb time·less·ness noun
timeless Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • elegance: The timeless elegance of the classic metal alarm clock, with the usability of the modern digital LED unit.
  • classic: On the journey I will be singing Rod Stewart's timeless classic, ' I am Sailing ' to keep my spirits up.
  • eternity: For Aquinas also timeless eternity constituted part of the ' grammar ' of talking about God.
  • masterpiece: Timeless classic masterpiece This was the musical I enjoyed before I knew what musicals even were.
  • fable: It's a timeless, paranoid fable that grabs at the emotions, negates the intellect, and reduces everything to absolutes.
  • beauty: La Champagne is a region of timeless natural beauty.

Modifying Another Word

  • seemingly: Magical and seemingly timeless, the hilltop stands of beeches were a favorite subject of the modern artist John Piper.
  • truly: The elegant Daytona range has a truly timeless appeal.
  • absolutely: And, for my money, the intensely danceable " The Light Pours Out of Me " is absolutely timeless.
  • almost: There's the bus driver, for one, who finds an almost timeless paradise in the old bus depot in Waldorf Street.
  • yet: Memo holders are a classic, yet timeless, desk accessory.
  • so: Birth is so timeless, so total, and we are so vulnerable.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: The undisputed king of glam rock whose music remains timeless.
  • seem: With his unique ability to constantly reinvent himself Frankie Howerd seemed almost timeless in his appeal.
  • sound: Other excerpts are more unexpected, with Stephen Cummings sounding timeless on the shimmering rolling thunder of All For Love.
  • prove: Tolkien created a new mythology in an invented world which has proved timeless in its appeal.
  • appear: I like my work to appear timeless, so that it has features both associated with the contemporary but also with the aged relic.
  • feel: Each track feels timeless yet is undeniably steeped in 60âs folk, Walker Brothers production and a Leonard Cohen temperament.

Browse dictionary entries near timeless

  1. timekeeper
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  3. time zone
  4. time warp
  5. time value of money
  6. time value
  7. time travel
  8. Time to Live
  9. time-tested
  10. time study
  1. timeline
  2. timeliness
  3. timely
  4. timeous
  5. timeout
  6. timepiece
  7. timer
  8. times
  9. timesaving
  10. timeserver