1 without an end; existing or continuing for ever:
the promise of eternal life in heaven * She's an eternal optimist (= she always expects that the best will happen). * eternal truths (= ideas that are always true and never change) * Newspapers are simply responding to the eternal fascination of their readers with the private lives of the rich and famous.
2 [onlybeforenoun] (disapproving) happening often and seeming never to stop:
I'm tired of your eternal arguments.
eternally adverb:
I'll be eternally grateful to you for this. * women trying to look eternally young
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is eternal a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, eternal is tagged as adjective.
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