i:ˈtə:nl adj. 1 existing
always;
without an
end or (usu.)
beginning in
time. 2 essentially
unchanging (eternal truths). 3 colloq.
constant; seeming
not to
cease (your eternal nagging). øthe Eternal
God. Eternal
City Rome. eternal
triangle a
complex of
emotional relationships involving
two people of
one sex and one of
the other sex. øøeternality n. eternalize v.tr. (also -ise). eternally adv. eternalness n. eternize v.tr. (also -ise). [ME f. OF f. LL aeternalis f. L aeternus f. aevum age]