incessant

[ in-ses-uhnt ]
/ ɪnˈsɛs ənt /
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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

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

Words related to incessantly

regularly, constantly, perpetually, monotonously

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British Dictionary definitions for incessantly

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