adjective
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not failing; unflagging
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continuous or unceasing
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sure; certain
Other Word Forms
- unfailingly adverb
- unfailingness noun
Etymology
Origin of unfailing
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; un- 1, failing
Example Sentences
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“The Ten Year Affair” handles these twists with unfailing intelligence, capturing the sincere but confusingly improvised mores of marriage today.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
It was clear he had a brilliant, creative mind, a kind spirit, and an unfailing belief in himself and his projects.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025
A major contributor to the 7M cult’s perceived creepiness is the dancers' unfailing polish and flat if gleaming expressiveness.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024
Franklin was less concerned with unfailing rectitude than Washington, yet he also lived by a code of public service and personal honor that made him one of the most celebrated men of his times.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023
Watson knew “nothing about the X-ray diffraction technique,” but he had an unfailing intuition about the importance of certain biological problems.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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