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intemporal

timeless

adjective een-tem-poh-RAHL Rare

Usage Note

Intemporal is a formal and literary adjective meaning 'outside of time' or 'unaffected by time', stronger in register than atemporal (which is somewhat more common in everyday use). Both masculine and feminine share the same form. It often appears in art criticism and philosophy: una obra intemporal (a timeless work).

Examples

"La novela tiene una belleza intemporal."

Natural Translation

The novel has a timeless beauty.

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