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incessant
[ in-ses-uhnt ]
/ ÉȘnËsÉs Ént /
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adjective
continuing without interruption; unending; ceaseless: an incessant noise.
OTHER WORDS FOR incessant
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Origin of incessant
OTHER WORDS FROM incessant
in·ces·san·cy, in·ces·sant·ness, nounin·ces·sant·ly, adverbWords nearby incessant
incept, inception, inceptisol, inceptive, incertitude, incessant, incessantly, incest, incestuous, inch, inch along
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British Dictionary definitions for incessant
incessant
/ (ÉȘnËsÉsÉnt) /
adjective
not ceasing; continual
Derived forms of incessant
incessancy or incessantness, nounincessantly, adverbWord Origin for incessant
C16: from Late Latin incessÄns, from Latin in- 1 + cessÄre to cease
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