Definition
The quality or state of lasting forever; eternal duration or permanence.
Etymology
From everlasting plus the noun-forming suffix -ness. This construction emerged in the 1500s as philosophers and theologians needed a noun form to discuss the abstract concept of eternal existence.
Kelly Says
The 'everlastingness of the soul' became a obsession for religious thinkers, but the real linguistic wonder is how -ness can turn almost any adjective into a noun describing its essence—making this a perfect example of English's amazing flexibility.
Translations
CACatalà
eternitat
e-ter-ni-tat
CSČeština
věčnost
vech-nost'
DADansk
evighed
e-vye-ghed
DEDeutsch
Ewigkeit
e-vi-g-ke-it
ELΕλληνικά
αιωνιότητα
a-ee-o-ni-o-ti-ta
ESEspañol
eternidad
e-ter-ni-dad
FAفارسی
جاودانگی
ja-vo-dan-gi
FISuomi
iänjakso
ee-an-ja-k-so
FRFrançais
éternellement
e-te-r-nel-man
HEעברית
נצחיות
nitz-chi-yot
HIहिन्दी
शाश्वतता
shaashwat-ta
HUMagyar
örökkévalóság
or-kok-ke-val-o-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekal
ke-kal
ITItaliano
eternità
e-ter-ni-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kekal
ke-kal
MYမြန်မာ
အကယ်လုံး
a-ka-e-lu-nge
NLNederlands
eeuwigheid
ey-voo-wi-g-heid
NONorsk
evighet
e-vye-get
PLPolski
wieczność
vyech-no-sht'
PTPortuguês
eternidade
e-ter-ni-da-de
RORomână
eternitate
e-ter-ni-tate
RUРусский
вечность
vech-no-st'
SVSvenska
evighet
e-vye-get
SWKiswahili
milele
mee-lee-le
TEతెలుగు
శాశ్వతం
shaashvatam
THไทย
นิรันดร์
ni-ran-dhr
TLTL
walang-wakas
wa-lang-wa-kas
TRTürkçe
sonsuzluk
son-su-z-luk
UKУкраїнська
вічність
vich-nist'
URاردو
بہت دیر
be-hat de-er
VITiếng Việt
vĩnh cửu
vĩnh-chữu