Meaning

1 senses
  1. Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.

    The dog's incessant barking kept the girl awake all night.

    ständig, unablässig, unaufhörlich

    постоя́нныйpostojánnyj, непреры́вныйneprerývnyj, беспреры́вныйbesprerývnyj

    безперервнийbezperervnyj

More definitions
  • uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

Examples

14 sentences
  1. This incessant noise drives me mad.

    ruЭтот непрекращающийся шум сводит меня с ума.

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  2. I can't stand the incessant traffic in my city.

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  3. Cookie's incessant meowing was pushing Tom to his limits.

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  4. For the whole of the past week, the rain was incessant.

    deEs hat die gesamte letzte Woche lang ununterbrochen geregnet.

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  5. Incessant taunting in childhood can be traumatic.

    deStändige Hänseleien in der Kindheit können traumatisch wirken.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
without pause or stop; not ending:
Русский
By meaning 1
without pause or stop; not ending:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
without pause or stop; not ending:

Origin

From Late Middle English incessaunte, from Late Latin incessāns, incessantem, from Latin i

From Late Middle English incessaunte, from Late Latin incessāns, incessantem, from Latin in- + cessāns.

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Forms

more incessant, most incessant
Comparativemore incessant Lesson
Superlativemost incessant Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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