tireless en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English tire Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English tireless From tire (“to become sleepy or weary”) + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue
James Milner's angled free-kick was headed on to the post by the tireless Bent and Lampard the opportunist was perfectly placed to stoop and head in from virtually on the goal-line.
2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2022:
Antonyms
exhaustible · wearying · defatigable · weariable
Deriveds
Hypernyms
persistent · active · obstinate · energetic
Relateds
indomitable · fatigue · relentless · tire · fatigued
Synonyms
weariless · unflagging · indefatigable · unweariable · tireless · inexhaustible · unwearying · untiring
Translations (32)
eo nelacigebla (indefatigable) · ru безуста́нный (indefatigable) · sa अरमति (indefatigable) · txb ekwalatte (indefatigable) · fr inlassable (indefatigable) · mk неу́морен (indefatigable) · de unermüdlich (indefatigable) · cmn 不知疲倦的 (indefatigable) · ca incansable (indefatigable) · pl niezmordowany (indefatigable) · grc ἀκάματος (indefatigable) · nl onvermoeibaar (indefatigable) · fi uupumaton (indefatigable) · fi väsymätön (indefatigable) · mk безу́морен (indefatigable) · az yorulmaz (indefatigable) · gl incansábel (indefatigable) · uk невто́мний (indefatigable) · bg неуморен (indefatigable) · pl niestrudzony (indefatigable) · el ακούραστος (indefatigable) · ru неутоми́мый (indefatigable) · es incansable (indefatigable) · es infatigable (indefatigable) · hy անդուլ (indefatigable) · cmn 不倦 (indefatigable) · it instancabile (indefatigable) · gl incansable (indefatigable) · pt incansável (indefatigable) · ja 疲れを知らない (indefatigable) · tr yorulmak bilmeyen (indefatigable) · ru неуста́нный (indefatigable)