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unceasing en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + ceasing.

Meanings

  1. continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping
    • The unceasing fatigue of my daily walks to and from Clapham, with my various trudgings from one Doctor Humbug to another Doctor Whimsical, combined with the before-mentioned causes to affect my health. 1841, William Johnstoun N. Neale, The naval surgeon, page 136:
    • To handle the unceasing traffic increase, immense sums of money are being expended in dealing with bottlenecks. 1962 December, “Beyond the Channel: Switzerland: Federal Railways' progress”, in Modern Railways, page 416:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more unceasing Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most unceasing Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unceasingly · unceasingness

Synonyms

incessant

Translations (11)

hu szakadatlan (continuing indefinitely without stopping) · grc ἄπαυστος (continuing indefinitely without stopping) · grc ἀδιάλειπτος (continuing indefinitely without stopping) · sv oupphörlig (continuing indefinitely without stopping) · eo senĉesa (continuing indefinitely without stopping) · la iūgis (continuing indefinitely without stopping) · hy անընդմեջ (continuing indefinitely without stopping) · pt incessante (continuing indefinitely without stopping) · bg безспирен (continuing indefinitely without stopping) · es incesante (continuing indefinitely without stopping) · sk neprestajný (continuing indefinitely without stopping)