incessant

English

Etymology

From Late Middle English incessaunte, from Late Latin incessāns, incessantem, from Latin in- + cessāns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɛs.ənt/
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  • Hyphenation: in‧ces‧sant
  • Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

incessant (comparative more incessant, superlative most incessant)

  1. Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.
    Synonyms: unremitting, continuous, unceasing
    The dog's incessant barking kept the girl awake all night.

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Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From in- + cessant.

Pronunciation

Adjective

incessant m or f (masculine and feminine plural incessants)

  1. incessant

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

From in- + cessant [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sɛ.sɑ̃/, /ɛ̃.se.sɑ̃/

Adjective

incessant (feminine incessante, masculine plural incessants, feminine plural incessantes)

  1. incessant

References

  1. incessant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

incessant

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of incessō
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