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alway

9.9

An old word for a time that never ends

noun
/ˈɔːlweɪ/

Archaic

: eternidad

In ancient texts, the notion of alway reflects a belief in perpetual time beyond mortal life.

Examples

To them, love felt like alway, a bond that would never fade with the passage of time.
This was and always will be the life of soldiers on duty.
This was and always will be the life of soldiers on duty.
The concept of alway evokes thoughts of timelessness and unending existence.

Synonyms

eternity

vsalway

224 5.8

Time that never ends, often imagined after death

is the archaic form pointing to that same endless period

infinity

vsalway

94 5.7

A time that never ends

is the archaic expression for that limitless kind of time

perpetuity

vsalway

19 9.6

A situation that lasts forever

is the older word referring to that same endless state

forever

vsalway

12 1.4

A very long time with no end

is the archaic word that names that same long period

endlessness

vsalway

1 6.0

A state of having no end or limit

is the older term that conveys that same no end state

timelessness

vsalway

Literature

1 7.5

A state of not being limited by time, for example in the afterlife

is the archaic name for unending time rather than atemporal existence

everlastingness

vsalway

9.9

A state of lasting forever

is an archaic label for the same unending time

eternality

vsalway

8.4

Lasting forever without a beginning or end

is the older term for that same timeless quality

sempiternity

vsalway

Literature

9.9

A time that never ends

is an archaic expression for that perpetual duration

foreverness

vsalway

8.3

A state of seeming to last or really lasting without an end

is the antiquated way to refer to that same never ending sense

timeless existence

vsalway

Literature

9.3

A state with no beginning or end, like life after death

is an old-fashioned term for unending time not tied to theology

Surface Forms

alway singular

always plural

Morphology

alway = all + way (semi-transparent) = all + way

The noun sense ('eternity') is historically derived from 'all' + 'way' (i.e., 'all ways' / 'always'), but the abstractized meaning 'eternity' is somewhat specialized and archaic for modern learners.

Etymology

As a noun, alway meant a long, unending time or 'eternity', from the same parts all and way, so picture a road that goes 'all the way' with no end to remember its meaning of 'forever'.