Incessant Meaning
/ɪnˈsɛs.ənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjWithout pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.
Sentence Examples
This incessant noise drives me mad.
Remarking on the incessant rain, John huddled under his umbrella and strode off to work.
For the whole of the past week, the rain was incessant.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ rain caused severe flooding as it continued without any breaks.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ noise from the nearby construction site made it very difficult for her to sleep.
Word Origin & History
From Late Middle English incessaunte, from Late Latin incessāns, incessantem, from Latin in- + cessāns.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] incessant interferings and bickerings, in every country, between the secular powers and the ecclesiastical."
— 1807, George Campbell, Lectures on Ecclesiastical History, page 274:
"The face of Nature may be compared to a yielding surface, with ten thousand sharp wedges packed close together and driven inwards by incessant blows, sometimes one wedge being struck, and then another with greater force."
— 1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ rain caused severe flooding as it continued without any breaks.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ noise from the nearby construction site made it very difficult for her to sleep.