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Webster 1913 Edition


Incessant

In-ces′sant

,
Adj.
[L.
incessans
,
-antis
; pref.
in-
not +
cessare
to cease: cf. F.
incessant
. See
Cease
.]
Continuing or following without interruption; unceasing; unitermitted; uninterrupted; continual;
as,
incessant
clamors;
incessant
pain, etc.
Syn. – Unceasing; uninterrupted; unintermitted; unremitting; ceaseless; continual; constant; perpetual.

Webster 1828 Edition


Incessant

INCES'SANT

,
Adj.
[L. in and cessans, from cesso, to cease.]
Unceasing; unintermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as incessant rains; incessant clamors.

Definition 2024


incessant

incessant

English

Adjective

incessant (comparative more incessant, superlative most incessant)

  1. Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.
    The dog's incessant barking kept the girl awake all night.

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Catalan

Etymology

in- + cessant

Adjective

incessant m, f (masculine and feminine plural incessants)

  1. incessant

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French

Adjective

incessant m (feminine singular incessante, masculine plural incessants, feminine plural incessantes)

  1. incessant

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Latin

Verb

incessant

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of incessō