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incessant
What does incessant mean?
incessant (adjective): without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use incessant in a sentence?
- The dog's incessant barking kept the girl awake all night. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce incessant?
/ɪnˈsɛsənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does incessant come from?
From Late Middle English incessaunte, from Late Latin incessāns, incessantem, from Latin in- + cessāns.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of incessant?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “incessant” mean?
without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance
Right! That's what “incessant” means.
causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
Not quite: that's what deceptive means.
characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable
Not quite: that's what wretched means.
casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant
Not quite: that's what blithe means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “incessant”?
intrinsic
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tentative
Not quite: tentative means something else.
pragmatic
Not quite: pragmatic means something else.
perpetual
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