Definitions for Incessant
ɪnˈsɛs əntin·ces·sant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremittingadjective

   uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

   "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. incessantadjective

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

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incessantadjective

   Unceasing; unintermitted; continual; uninterrupted.

   Etymology: in and cessans, Latin.

   Raging wind blows up incessant show'rs;
   And when the rage allays, the rain begins. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   The incessant weeping of my wife,
   Forc'd me to seek delays. William Shakespeare.

   If, by pray'r
   Incessant, I could hope to change the will
   Of him who all things can, I would not cease
   To weary him with my assiduous cries. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   In form, a herald of the king she flies,
   From peer to peer, and thus incessant cries. Alexander Pope, Odyss.

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1. incessant

   Incessant refers to something that is continual, unceasing, or constant. It is something that happens or continues without pause or interruption over a prolonged period.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incessantadjective

   continuing or following without interruption; unceasing; unitermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as, incessant clamors; incessant pain, etc

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incessant

   in-ses′ant, adj. uninterrupted: continual.—adv. Incess′antly, unceasingly: (obs.) immediately. [L. incessans, -antis—in, not, cessāre, to cease.]

Anagrams for Incessant »

1. anticness

2. cantiness

3. instances

How to pronounce Incessant?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Incessant in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Incessant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Incessant in a Sentence

1. Robert Burton:

   Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.

2. Felicia Grondin:

   We consider it to be predatory advertising because it’s incessant and it glamorizes gambling.

3. Bruno Fortier:

   It's an incessant waltz of police cars and trucks.

4. Henry David Thoreau:

   Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business.

5. Elise Stefanik:

   President Biden missed a huge opportunity at the G-7 summit to stand up for America and deliver a plan to safely reopen, instead caving to Prime Minister Trudeau’s incessant desire to delay, i’ve called on the Biden Administration to begin taking unilateral steps towards easing restrictions for families and property owners, and the failure to do so is unacceptable for our northern border communities.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Incessant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Incessant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Incessant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Incessant
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Incessant