endless
English
/ˈɛndlɪs/
adj
Definitions
- Having no end.
- Extending indefinitely.
- (obsolete) Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English endeles inherited from Old English endelēas (endless) inherited from Proto-Germanic *andijalausaz (endless) suffix from English end (patient of action).
Origin
English
end
Gloss
patient of action
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Cliffsend English
- Townsend English
- Wallsend English
- anend English
- backend English
- bell-end English
- bookend English
- by-end English
- coend English
- deadend English
- dogend English
- end English
- end in English
- end mark English
- end-foot English
- endable English
- endblown English
- endboard English
- endbox English
- endbrain English
- endbud English
- endbulb English
- endcap English
- endcourt English
- ender English
- endest English
- endeth English
- endful English
- endgame English
- endgate English
- endian English
- endif English
- ending English
- endism English
- endknot English
- endleaf English
- endlessly English
- endlessness English
- endlike English
- endling English
- endloader English
- endly English
- endman English
- endmember English
- endmill English
- endmost English
- endnote English
- endo English
- endpaper English
- endpin English
- endplate English
- endplay English
- endpoint English
- endsay English
- endscraper English
- endsheet English
- endsome English
- endspan English
- endspeech English
- endstage English
- endstation English
- endstone English
- endtime English
- endward English
- endwards English
- endwise English
- endwork English
- fore-end English
- forend English
- headend English
- nose-ender English
- split end English
- tail end English
- tailend English
- unend English
- upend English
- weekend English
- yearend English
- *andijalausaz Proto-Germanic
- エンド Japanese
- endeleas Old English
- endeleasnes Old English
- endelēas Old English
- ende Middle English
- endeles Middle English
- endelesly Middle English
- endelesnes Middle English
- endalauss Old Norse
- endilōs Old High German
- *endilōs Old Dutch
- *endelās Old Frisian
- end
- endo
- coend
- unend
- endly
- upend
- anend
- ender
- endif
- dogend
- endeth
- by-end
- endbox
- endman
- endest
- endism
- forend
- ending
- endful
- endpin
- endcap
- end in
- endian
- endsay
- endbud
- headend
- endplay
- endnote
- backend
- endwise
- endbulb
- yearend
- tailend
- endlike
- endward
- bookend
- endwork
- endmost
- endgate
- endgame
- endable
- endleaf
- deadend
- endling
- endmill
- weekend
- endspan
- endsome
- endknot
- endtime
- endpoint
- endstage
- endplate
- endbrain
- end-foot
- endcourt
- endstone
- endwards
- endpaper
- fore-end
- endsheet
- Townsend
- endblown
- endboard
- Wallsend
- tail end
- bell-end
- end mark
- endspeech
- endlessly
- split end
- Cliffsend
- endmember
- endloader
- endstation
- nose-ender
- endscraper
- endlessness