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in·ces·sant
(ĭn-sĕs′ənt)adj.
Continuing without interruption. See Synonyms at continual.
[Middle English incessaunte, from Late Latin incessāns, incessant- : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin cessāns, present participle of cessāre, to stop; see cease.]
in·ces′san·cy n.
in·ces′sant·ly adv.
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incessant
(ɪnˈsɛsənt)adj
not ceasing; continual
[C16: from Late Latin incessāns, from Latin in-1 + cessāre to cease]
inˈcessancy, inˈcessantness n
inˈcessantly adv
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in•ces•sant
(ɪnˈsɛs ənt)adj.
continuing without interruption; unending: an incessant noise.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin incessant-, s. of incessāns= Latin in- in-3 + cessāns, present participle of cessāre to stop work; see cease, -ant]
in•ces′sant•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | incessant - uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" continuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks" |
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incessant
adjective constant, endless, continuous, persistent, eternal, relentless, perpetual, continual, unbroken, never-ending, interminable, unrelenting, everlasting, unending, ceaseless, unremitting, nonstop, unceasing Incessant rain made conditions almost intolerable.
rare, occasional, periodic, sporadic, intermittent, infrequent
rare, occasional, periodic, sporadic, intermittent, infrequent
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incessant
adjectiveExisting or occurring without interruption or end:
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Translations
دائِم، غَير مُنْقَطِع
neustálý
uafbrudtuophørlig
folytonos
sífelldur
nesiliaujamas
nemitīgsnepārtraukts
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incessant
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incessant
(inˈsesnt) adjective going on without stopping. incessant noise.
inˈcessantly adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
incessant
a. incesante, constante.
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