Continual vs Endless - What's the difference?
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Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
(proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
(proscribed) Forming a continuous series.
Having no end.
Extending indefinitely.
(obsolete) Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.
* Beaumont and Fletcher
Endless is a synonym of continual.
As adjectives the difference between continual and endless
is that continual is recurring in steady, rapid succession while endless is having no end.continual
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Alternative forms
* continuall (obsolete)Adjective
(-)Usage notes
In careful usage, continual refers to repeated'' actions “continual objections”, while continuous refers to ''uninterrupted'' actions or objects “continuous flow”, “played music continuously from dusk to dawn”. However, this distinction is not observed in informal usage, a noted example being the magic spell name “continual light” (unbroken light), in the game ''.References
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*endless
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Adjective
(head)- endless''' time; '''endless praise
- an endless line
- All loves are endless .