incessant

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ɪnˈsɛs.ənt/

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Adjective

incessant (comparative more incessant, superlative most incessant)

1. Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.

   The dog's incessant barking kept the girl awake all night.

Synonyms

• unremitting
• continuous

Translations

without pause or stop; not ending

Catalan: incessant (ca) Czech: neustálý (cs) m. Dutch: voortdurend (nl), onophoudelijk (nl) Finnish: herkeämätön (fi), alituinen (fi), lakkaamaton (fi) Icelandic: sífelldur m., sífelld f. sífellt n.; þrálaus m. and f., þrálaust n.; þrálátur m., þrálát f., þrálátt n.; viðstöðulaus m. and f., viðstöðulaust n.; stöðugur m., stöðug f., stöðugt n.

Russian: постоянный (ru), непрерывный (ru) Scottish Gaelic: sìor (gd) Spanish: incesante (es) Swedish: oavbruten (sv), oavlåtlig (sv), oupphörlig (sv), ständig (sv)

Anagrams

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Catalan

Etymology

in- +‎ cessant

Adjective

incessant m. and f. (plural incessants)

1. incessant

Related terms

• cessar

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French

Adjective

incessant m. (f. incessante, m. plural incessants, f. plural incessantes)

1. incessant

Anagrams

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Latin

Verb

incessant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of incessō