incessantly
Use Incessantly in a sentence
ənt adjective
continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
in·ces·san·cy, in·ces·sant·ness, noun
in·ces·sant·ly, adverb
Synonyms
unceasing, constant, continuous, never-ending, perpetual; eternal, everlasting; relentless, unrelenting, unremitting.
unceasing, constant, continuous, never-ending, perpetual; eternal, everlasting; relentless, unrelenting, unremitting.
Antonyms
intermittent.
intermittent.
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incessant (ɪnˈsɛsənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| not ceasing; continual | |
| [C16: from Late Latin incessāns, from Latin | |
| in'cessancy | |
| —n | |
| in'cessantness | |
| —n | |
| in'cessantly | |
| —adv | |
| incessant (ɪnˈsɛsənt) | |
| —adj | |
| not ceasing; continual | |
| [C16: from Late Latin incessāns, from Latin | |
| in'cessancy | |
| —n | |
| in'cessantness | |
| —n | |
| in'cessantly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
incessant
1461 (implied in incessantly), from O.Fr. incessant (1358), from L.L. incessantem (nom. incessans) "unceasing," from L. in- "not" + cessantem (nom. cessans), prp. of cessare "cease."
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Example sentences
They chattered incessantly and chased their reflections into windows.
Anybody who has spent time around blacks, especially younger ones, knows that they use it themselves incessantly.
It is true, he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly.
They were seated in special chairs set up inside the gate by the bailiff's desk, and whispered incessantly.
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