timeless
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++time·less /ˈtaɪmləs/ ●○○ adjective 1 LONG TIMEremaining attractive and not becoming old-fashioned 万古长新的;永不过时的 the timeless beauty of Venice 威尼斯万古不变的美2 literaryLONG TIME continuing for ever 永恒的,恒久的 the timeless universe 永恒的宇宙 —timelessly adverb —timelessness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
timeless• In the south-west of England, the scenery is timeless and unmistakably agricultural.• Shakespeare's plays have a timeless appeal to all audiences.• But it just keeps on doing its job, safe in its timeless bubble.• It looks timeless but there have been changes.• Crosby's 'It Ain't Necessarily So' remains a timeless classic.• For as we noted in the introduction, the job is not a timeless fact of human existence.• Origami is the timeless Japanese art of paper folding.• We floated on as if in a timeless limbo.• It has a timeless, placeless look: it could be anywhere in the world.• They may define positions that have often been repeated, but they can not be given a timeless quality.• If a song is good enough, it has a timeless quality.• On the farm I had created a timeless world.time·less adjectiveChineseSyllable
becoming and old-fashioned Corpus remaining not attractive
timeless
time‧less /ˈtaɪmləs/
adjective
the timeless beauty of Venice
2. literary continuing for ever:
the timeless universe
—timelessly adverb
—timelessness noun [uncountable]
time‧less /ˈtaɪmləs/
adjective Word Family: noun: time, overtime, timer, timing, timelessness; adjective: timeless, timely ≠ untimely; verb: time; adverb: timelessly
1. remaining attractive and not becoming old-fashioned:
2. literary continuing for ever:
—timelessly adverb
—timelessness noun [uncountable]