Korean word

영원

Pronunciation

Romanizationyeongwon

Meaning

  • nouneternity

Example

그는 영원을 믿는다고 말했어요.keu neun yeong wo neul min neun da go mal hae sseo yo

He said he believed in eternity.

Illustration for 영원 (eternity)

More examples

우리는 영원의 삶을 꿈꾸었다.u ri neun yeong wo nui sal meul kkum kku eot tta

We dreamed of eternal life.

Core concept

Time imagined as an endless path whose far end never comes into view.

Common phrases

  • 영원의 삶yeong wo nui sam

    eternal life

  • 영원한 우정yeong won han u jeong

    eternal friendship

Similar words

영구yeonggu: A lasting state is meant to continue without end, especially in formal or technical settings.
무한muhan: A condition has no limit in size, amount, or range, including the mathematical idea of endlessness.

Definition in Korean

끝이나 변함이 없이 언제까지나 아주 오래 이어지는 상태kkeu si na pyeon ha mi eop ssi eon je kka ji na a ju o rae i eo ji neun sang tae

Word origin

The word is formed from Sino-Korean elements for lasting and far away, linking permanence with a future too distant to see the end of.

Usage tips

  • For English-speaking learners, its grand tone is a useful clue because it often makes emotional or poetic statements sound stronger than everyday speech.

Opposites

  • 덧없음teoseopsseumtransiencenoun

Related words

  • 영원불멸yeongwonbulmyeolimmortalitynoun
  • 영원성yeongwonseongeternitynoun

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