unremitting

English

Etymology

1728, un- +‎ remitting, from remit, from Latin [Term?], in now rare sense of “diminish, abate”. Not from (non-existent) *unremit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪtɪŋ/
• IPA^(key): /ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪɾɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪtɪŋ

Adjective

unremitting (comparative more unremitting, superlative most unremitting)

1. incessant; never slackening
   • 1961: J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.

     We can achieve this god‐likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect.

   • 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 4, in Frankenstein‎^[1]:

     These thoughts supported my spirits, while I pursued my undertaking with unremitting ardour.

Derived terms

• unremittingly

Translations

incessant

• Catalan: incessant (ca)
• Czech: nepřetržitý (cs) m
• French: inlassable (fr)
• German: unablässig (de)
• Italian: incessante (it)
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• Latin: assiduus
• Occitan: incessant, continú
• Portuguese: contínuo (pt) m, incessante (pt) m or f, persistente (pt) m or f, irremitente m or f
• Romanian: neîncetat (ro), încontinuu (ro)
• Russian: неосла́бный (ru) (neoslábnyj), беспреста́нный (ru) (besprestánnyj)