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timeless

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 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 adverbtimelessness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
timelessIn 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
timeless /ˈtaɪmləs/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: time, overtime, timer, timing, timelessness; adjective: timeless, timelyuntimely; verb: time; adverb: timelessly
1. remaining attractive and not becoming old-fashioned:
    the timeless beauty of Venice
2. literary continuing for ever:
    the timeless universe
—timelessly adverb
—timelessness noun [uncountable]


time·lessBrE /ˈtaɪmləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtaɪmləs/ 🔊 adjective (formal) not appearing to be affected by the passing of time or by changes in fashion 不受时间影响的;无时间性的;永不过时的her timeless beauty她的永恒的美丽existing or continuing forever 永存的;永远的;永恒的;永久的 SYN unending timeless eternity万古长存 time·less·ly BrE /ˈtaɪmləsli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtaɪmləsli/ 🔊 adverb time·less·ness BrE /ˈtaɪmləsnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtaɪmləsnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]