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The definition of incessant is continuing without stopping.

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An example of incessant is the chirping of birds that lasts all morning.

See incessant in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

never ceasing; continuing or being repeated without stopping or in a way that seems endless; constant

Origin: Early ModE < LL incessans < L in-, not + cessans, prp. of cessare, to cease

Related Forms:

incessancy noun or incessantness
incessantly adverb

See incessant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Continuing without interruption. See Synonyms at continual.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English incessaunte

Origin: , from Late Latin incessāns, incessant-

Origin: : Latin in-, not; see in-¹

Origin: + Latin cessāns

Origin: , present participle of cessāre, to stop; see cease

Related Forms:

in·cesˈsan·cy noun

in·cesˈsant·ly adverb

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