Endless /(?)/
End·less
Endless
a.
- Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable; -- applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless praise; endless clamor.
- Infinite; excessive; unlimited.
- Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying. [R.]
- Void of design; objectless; as, an endless pursuit.
- having a linear or ribbonlike form with the two ends connected together, such as in a circle, ellipse, torus, or any other closed loop. Belts or chains used in drive mechanisms are considered endless in this sense. See endless chain.
Phrases & Compounds
- Endless chain
- a chain which is made continuous by uniting its two ends.
- Endless screw
- See under Screw.