as timeless as Adam and Eve
- idiom
- Literature
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tan atemporal como Adán y Eva
- The tale is as timeless as Adam and Eve, resonating with people of every generation.
Examples
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Their love for each other was as timeless as Adam and Eve, unbroken through decades.
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Her style is as timeless as Adam and Eve.
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Some fashions remain as timeless as Adam and Eve, never going out of style.
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This painting is as timeless as Adam and Eve.
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Some fashions remain as timeless as Adam and Eve, never going out of style.
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The tale is as timeless as Adam and Eve, resonating with people of every generation.
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Their love for each other was as timeless as Adam and Eve, unbroken through decades.
Synonyms
70
4.6
Stays beautiful or important even as years pass
5
5.7
Continuing to be important or true for a very long time
5
6.3
A person or creature who lives forever
Antonyms
How Timeless
- Literature
70
4.6
1
4.2
27
3.7
557
3.0
49
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
as + timeless + as + Adam + and + Eve
The phrase simply compares something to the biblical pair to signal extreme enduringness: the adjective 'timeless' combined with the simile pattern 'as ... as' makes the intended meaning (enduring/classic) directly inferable. Because the comparison follows a standard compositional simile pattern and the cultural reference to Adam and Eve denotes origins/antiquity, a B1 learner who knows the constituent words and their cultural referents can readily understand the expression.
Etymology
As timeless as Adam and Eve comes from the Bible story of Adam and Eve, who are seen as the very first people. Because they are placed at the 'beginning' of human stories and have been remembered for a long time, saying something is as timeless as Adam and Eve means it is 'lasting' or 'classic'.