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Eternity Ring

Jewellery
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A ring set with an unbroken circle of stones, traditionally representing enduring love. It is often given to mark a lasting bond.

Detailed Definition
An eternity ring is a band whose gemstones continue around its whole circumference, creating an image of love without beginning or end. Poets can use it as a compact emblem of marriage, remembrance, promise, or the wish to defeat time. Its perfect circle may be reassuring, but it can also feel enclosing, especially in poems about vows that endure beyond happiness. A lost eternity ring can make permanence seem suddenly fragile.
Example
Example in poetry:
Her eternity ring formed an unbroken circle of small clear stones; An eternity ring can symbolize a vow that survives time and separation; The poet questions permanence by placing an eternity ring beside a dying rose; In an elegy, an eternity ring may become an image of love continuing beyond death
Additional Notes
An eternity ring’s continuous band of stones makes it a useful image for lasting love, vows, recurrence, and bonds that appear unbroken.
Also Known As
Eternity Band Infinity Ring
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