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incessant
in·ces·sant I0080200 (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.incessant (ɪnˈsɛsənt) adjnot ceasing; continual[C16: from Late Latin incessāns, from Latin in-1 + cessāre to cease] inˈcessancy, inˈcessantness n inˈcessantly advin•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. ThesaurusAdj. | 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"ceaseless, never-ending, unremitting, perpetual, unceasing, constantcontinuous, 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" |
incessantadjective 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, infrequentincessantadjectiveExisting or occurring without interruption or end:around-the-clock, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, endless, eternal, everlasting, interminable, nonstop, ongoing, perpetual, persistent, relentless, round-the-clock, timeless, unceasing, unending, unfailing, uninterrupted, unremitting.Translationsincessant (inˈsesnt) adjective going on without stopping. incessant noise. 不停的 不停的inˈcessantly adverb 不停地 不停地EncyclopediaSeeContinuumMedicalSeecontinuumincessant
Synonyms for incessantadj constantSynonyms- constant
- endless
- continuous
- persistent
- eternal
- relentless
- perpetual
- continual
- unbroken
- never-ending
- interminable
- unrelenting
- everlasting
- unending
- ceaseless
- unremitting
- nonstop
- unceasing
Antonyms- rare
- occasional
- periodic
- sporadic
- intermittent
- infrequent
Synonyms for incessantadj existing or occurring without interruption or endSynonyms- around-the-clock
- ceaseless
- constant
- continual
- continuous
- endless
- eternal
- everlasting
- interminable
- nonstop
- ongoing
- perpetual
- persistent
- relentless
- round-the-clock
- timeless
- unceasing
- unending
- unfailing
- uninterrupted
- unremitting
Synonyms for incessantadj uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuingSynonyms- ceaseless
- never-ending
- unremitting
- perpetual
- unceasing
- constant
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