English
Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/ɪ�t��nɪti/, SAMPA|/I"t3:nIti/
(US): AHD|ĭ-tûrʹnĭ-t�, IPA|/ɪ�t�nɪti/, SAMPA|/I"t3`nIti/

Etymology
L. aeternitas

Noun
en-noun|eternities

#uncountable Existence without end, infinite time.
#countable A period of time which extends infinitely far into the future.
#(metaphysical) The period of time that elapses after death.
#context|informal|hyperbolic A comparatively long time.
#:It's been an eternity since we last saw each other.

Usage notes
In the sense "a comparatively long time", eternity is always used with the indefinite article (an eternity).

Synonyms
(infinite time): all time
(time extending infinitely far into the future): evermore, forever
(period of time that elapses after death):
(comparatively long time): an age, ages, centuries, donkey's years, hours, a lifetime, years, yonks

Related terms
eternal

Translations
trans-top|infinite time
Croatian: vje�nost f
Czech: v��nost f
Finnish: ikuisuus
French: éternité f
German: Ewigkeit f
Hebrew: he-translation|נצ�|nétzakh m
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Russian: ве�но��� (v'é�nost') f
Serbian: ve�nost
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trans-top|time extending infinitely far into the future
Czech: v��nost f
Finnish: ikuisuus
French: éternité f
German: Ewigkeit f
Hebrew: he-translation|נצ�|nétzakh m
trans-mid
Russian: ве�но��� (v'é�nost') f
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trans-top|period of time that elapses after death
Czech: v��nost f
Finnish: iäisyys
French: éternité f
German: Ewigkeit f
Hebrew: he-translation|נצ�|nétzakh m
trans-mid
Russian: ве�но��� (v'é�nost') f
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trans-top|informal: a comparatively long time
Czech: v��nost f
Finnish: ikuisuus, iäisyys
French: éternité f
German: Ewigkeit f
Hebrew: he-translation|נצ�|nétzakh m
trans-mid
Russian: ве�но��� (v'é�nost') f
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ttbc|Dutch: eeuwigheid f
ttbc|Icelandic: eylífð f
ttbc|Polish: wieczno�� f
ttbc|Welsh: byth (m.)
ttbc|Chinese: ��

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