tireless

CEFRB2

/tˈaɪərləs/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Working hard without seeming to need rest.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Without a tire (wheel covering); tyreless.

Examples

  • It was your tireless efforts and devotion that made the event successful.

  • Thanks to her tireless efforts, we reached our goal.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning
  1. Indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue

More examples

In context
  • My grandfather is a tireless worker.

  • James Milner's angled free-kick was headed on to the post by the tireless Bent and Lampard the opportunist was perfectly placed to stoop and head in from virtually on the goal-line.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank nurse worked all night without any rest or sign of exhaustion.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From tire (“to become sleepy or weary”) + -less.