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tireless en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

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

  1. (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

tirelessly · tirelessness

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)

tireless en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn Old English tēorian Middle English tiren 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 + -less.

Meanings

  1. (US, not-comparable) Without a tire (wheel covering); tyreless.

Antonyms

exhaustible · wearying · defatigable · weariable

Hypernyms

persistent · active · obstinate · energetic

Relateds

indomitable · fatigue · relentless · tire · fatigued

Synonyms

untiring · unflagging · indefatigable · unweariable · tireless · inexhaustible · weariless · unwearying