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constant | timeless |

As a proper noun constant

is .

As an adjective timeless is

eternal.

constant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
  • Consistently recurring over time; persistent.
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  • Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.
  • * Sir (Philip Sidney) (1554-1586)
    • Both loving one fair maid, they yet remained constant friends.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
    • I am constant to my purposes.
  • * (John Dryden) (1631-1700)
    • His gifts, his constant courtship, nothing gained.
  • Firm; solid; not fluid.
  • * (Robert Boyle) (1627-1691)
    • Ifyou mix them, you may turn these two fluid liquors into a constant body.
  • (obsolete) Consistent; logical.
  • * Shakespeare, Twelfth Night IV.ii
    • I am no more mad than you are: make the trial of it with any constant question.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which is permanent or invariable.
  • (algebra) A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion.
  • (science) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.
  • (computing) An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.

    • Related terms

    * constantly (pos adv) * constancy (pos n)

    See also

    * (computing) literal ----

    timeless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Eternal.
  • * (rfdate) Young
    • Timeless night and chaos.
  • Not affected by time; ageless.
  • (obsolete) Done at an improper time; unseasonable; untimely.
  • * (rfdate) Alexander Pope
    • Nor fits it to prolong the heavenly feast / Timeless , indecent.
  • * (rfdate) Shakespeare
    • Must I behold thy timeless , cruel death?
  • Not decreasing over time in quality and appeal.
    • The cave carvings have a timeless beauty.

    Synonyms

    * (eternal) eternal, everlasting, immortal, infinite, never-ending, sempiternal * (not affected by time) ageless

    Antonyms

    * (eternal) finite, limited * (not affected by time) aged, old

    Derived terms

    * timeless existence * timelessly * timeless moment * timelessness * timeless Test * untimeless

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