endlessness
endlessness — noun
1. a situation or feeling in which something continues for what seems like an extre
a situation or feeling in which something continues for what seems like an extremely long time, with no sign of stopping or reaching a final point.
Lying on the grass at night, Sofia stared up at the dark sky and felt overwhelmed by the endlessness of space.
the endlessness of [an abstract vast thing]
The endlessness of the desert landscape was both beautiful and frightening to the travellers.
After waiting in line for four hours, the visitors began to complain about the endlessness of the delay.
- infinity
more mathematical or technical; often refers to an actual limitless quantity
- perpetuity
more formal; suggests something that lasts forever in time, especially in legal or financial contexts
- eternity
suggests a timeless or spiritual quality rather than a feeling of ongoing duration
- brevity
the quality of lasting only a short time
- transience
the quality of lasting only briefly before ending
文法句型
the endlessness of [something]
用法筆記
Usually used in the pattern 'the endlessness of [something]' to describe something that seems to have no end in time, space, or quantity.