indefatigability
dɪˈfæt adjective
incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
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indefatigable (ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| unable to be tired out; unflagging | |
| [C16: from Latin indēfatīgābilis, from | |
| indefatiga'bility | |
| —n | |
| inde'fatigableness | |
| —n | |
| inde'fatigably | |
| —adv | |
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| indefatigable (ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| unable to be tired out; unflagging | |
| [C16: from Latin indēfatīgābilis, from | |
| indefatiga'bility | |
| —n | |
| inde'fatigableness | |
| —n | |
| inde'fatigably | |
| —adv | |
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indefatigable
1586 (implied in indefatigably), from Fr. indefatigable (15c.), from L. indefatigabilis "that cannot be wearied," from in- "not" + defatigare "to tire out," from de- "utterly, down, away" + fatigare "to weary" (see fatigue).
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