incessant

[ in-ses-uhnt ]
/ ɪnˈsɛs ənt /

adjective

continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.

Origin of incessant

1425–75; late Middle English incessaunte < Late Latin incessant-, equivalent to Latin in- in-3 + cessant- (stem of cessāns), present participle of cessāre to stop work; see cease, -ant

ANTONYMS FOR incessant

intermittent.

OTHER WORDS FROM incessant

in·ces·san·cy, in·ces·sant·ness, noun in·ces·sant·ly, adverb

Words nearby incessant

incept, inception, inceptisol, inceptive, incertitude, incessant, incest, incestuous, inch, inch along, inch by inch

Example sentences from the Web for incessancy

  • In recapitulating the history of Uruguay at this period the incessancy of the stream of warlike events is amazing.

    Uruguay |W. H. Koebel

  • Couple with this incessancy of action the loftiness and ardour of his aspirations.

    Sermons |Clement Bailhache

  • The air was tense and restless with murmured prayer and the incessancy of "sacring-bells."

    Vanished Halls and Cathedrals of France |George Warton Edwards

  • But now fatigue a little deadened him to that incessancy of life, it seemed now just an eternal circling.

    The World Set Free |Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for incessancy

incessant
/ (ɪnˈsɛsənt) /

adjective

not ceasing; continual

Derived forms of incessant

incessancy or incessantness, noun incessantly, adverb

Word Origin for incessant

C16: from Late Latin incessāns, from Latin in- 1 + cessāre to cease