unceasing
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un·ceas·ing
(ŭn-sē′sĭng)adj.
Not stopping; continuous.
un·ceas′ing·ly adv.
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unceasing
(ʌnˈsiːsɪŋ)adj
not ceasing or ending
unˈceasingly adv
unˈceasingness n
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un•ceas•ing
(ʌnˈsi sɪŋ)adj.
not stopping; continuous.
[1350–1400]
un•ceas′ing•ly, adv.
un•ceas′ing•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | unceasing - continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" |
2. | unceasing - 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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unceasing
adjective continual, constant, incessant, continuing, endless, continuous, persistent, perpetual, never-ending, unending, ceaseless, unremitting, nonstop, unfailing After a few minutes, I was plunged into unceasing activity.
occasional, irregular, periodic, sporadic, intermittent, fitful, spasmodic
occasional, irregular, periodic, sporadic, intermittent, fitful, spasmodic
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unceasing
adjectiveExisting or occurring without interruption or end:
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Translations
غَيْر مُنْقَطِع، مُتَواصِل
neustálý
uophørlig
látlaus
nebeidzamsnemitīgs
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unceasing
[ʌnˈsiːsɪŋ] adj [quest, search, labours, efforts] → incessant(e)with unceasing regularity → avec une régularité de métronome
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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unceasing
(anˈsiːsiŋ) adjective never stopping. his unceasing efforts to help the sick and wounded.
unˈceasingly adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.