ev·er·last·ing
ˌe-vər-ˈla-stiŋ 
1
: lasting or enduring through all time : eternal
2
a(1)
: continuing for a long time or indefinitely
(2)
: having or being flowers or foliage that retain form or color for a long time when dried
b
: tediously persistent
… the everlasting sympathy-seeker who demands attention …—
H. A. Overstreet
H. A. Overstreet3
: wearing indefinitely
everlasting twill pants
everlastingness
noun
1
: eternity
from everlasting
2
Everlasting
: god sense 1
—used with the
3
a
: any of several chiefly composite plants (such as cudweed) with flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color compare pearly everlasting
b
: the flower of an everlasting
Examples of everlasting in a Sentence
Adjective
To his everlasting credit, he never once gave in to temptation.
valentines typically express the giver's everlasting love and devotion
Noun
that special bond that has existed between mother and child from everlasting
people who believe that the magnificence of the natural world is proof of the existence of the Everlasting
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 1 Apr. 2026
There are songs about whiskey, Saturday night, and Daytona; tunes about cowboys, loneliness, and everlasting love.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Trusting in God’s everlasting care for us opens our eyes to more of God’s protection and supply.
—Rachael Knight, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
There’s talk of whiskey, Saturday nights, cowboys, and everlasting love.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 1 Apr. 2026
There are songs about whiskey, Saturday night, and Daytona; tunes about cowboys, loneliness, and everlasting love.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
Because, not so far to the south, Miami was about to change, too, in a way profound, and everlasting.
—Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Trusting in God’s everlasting care for us opens our eyes to more of God’s protection and supply.
—Rachael Knight, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Everlasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/everlasting. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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everlasting
1 of 2 adjective
ev·er·last·ing
ˌev-ər-ˈlas-tiŋ
1
: lasting forever : eternal
2
a
: going on for a long time or for too long
everlasting complaints
b
: keeping form or color for a long time when dried
everlasting flowers
everlastingness
noun
everlasting
2 of 2 noun1
: a plant with everlasting flowers
2
: an everlasting flower
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