unceasing

CEFRB2

/əˈnsisɪŋ/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Continuing without stopping or weakening.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping

Examples

  • Beyond lay the sea, misty and purple, with its haunting, unceasing murmur.

  • The unceasing fatigue of my daily walks to and from Clapham, with my various trudgings from one Doctor Humbug to another Doctor Whimsical, combined with the before-mentioned causes to affect my health.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

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In context

  • To handle the unceasing traffic increase, immense sums of money are being expended in dealing with bottlenecks.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From un- + ceasing.