incessant
incessant
Definition
in·ces·sant (in ses′ənt)
adjective
never ceasing; continuing or being repeated without stopping or in a way that seems endless; constant
Etymology: Early ModE < LL incessans < L in-, not + cessans, prp. of cessare, to cease
in·ces′·sancy noun or in·ces′·sant·ness
in·ces′·santly adverb
incessant
Synonyms
incessant
modif.
incessant
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- chatter: The weaver birds began their incessant noisy chatter, fighting for the best position to build a new nest.
- rain: The only problem with Derby is the incessant rain.
- prayer: Fervent prayer, incessant prayer, persistent prayer marked the early church.
- struggle: It took 90 years of incessant struggle, from 1868 to 1959, in order for Cubans to gain control of their own destiny.
- noise: This incessant mental noise prevents you from finding that realm of inner stillness that is inseparable from Being.
- stream: This wouldn't be his last visit either or the end of his incessant stream of demands.
Modifying Another Word
- seemingly: Not generally, but I did blog about the seemingly incessant sirens that followed the 21st July abortive bombings.
- almost: From then on his life was to be one of mounting debts and almost incessant toil.
- practically: The French saw to that with their practically incessant counter-attacks.
Browse dictionary entries near incessant
- incertitude
- inceptive
- inception
- incept
- incentive
- incensed
- incense cedar
- incense
- incendiary
- incautiously
- incessantly
- incest
- incestuous
- inch
- inchmeal
- inchoate
- inchoation
- inchoative
- Inchon
- inchworm
