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indefatigable
What does indefatigable mean?
indefatigable (adjective): showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use indefatigable in a sentence?
Where does indefatigable come from?
From Middle French, from Latin indēfatīgābilis (“untiring”), from in- (“not”) + dēfatīgō (“to tire out”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of indefatigable?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “indefatigable” mean?
basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary
Not quite: that's what rudimentary means.
innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential
Not quite: that's what intrinsic means.
full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
Not quite: that's what porous means.
showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
Right! That's what “indefatigable” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “indefatigable”?
lavender
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discreet
Not quite: discreet means something else.
tireless
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mythical
Not quite: mythical means something else.
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