Definitions for relentless
rɪˈlɛnt lɪsre·lent·less

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelentingadjective

   not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

   "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"

2. persistent, relentless, unrelentingadjective

   never-ceasing

   "the relentless beat of the drums"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. relentlessadjective

   Unrelenting or unyielding in severity

2. relentlessadjective

   Unremitting, steady and persistent

3. Etymology: relent + -less

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Relentlessadjective

   Etymology: from relent.

   1. Unpitying; unmoved by kindness or tenderness.

   For this th’ avenging pow’r employs his darts;
   Thus will persist, relentless in his ire,
   Till the fair slave be render’d to her fire. Dryden.

   Why should the weeping hero now
   Relentless to their wishes prove. Matthew Prior.

   2. In Milton, it perhaps signifies unremitted; intensely fixed upon disquieting objects.

   Only in destroying, I find ease
   To my relentless thoughts. John Milton, Par. Lost.

Webster Dictionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Relentlessadjective

   unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless despotism

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1. Relentless

   Relentless is a live album by stand-up comedian and satirist Bill Hicks. It was his second CD release, and his last one before his death from pancreatic cancer in February 1994.

How to pronounce relentless?

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How to say relentless in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of relentless in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of relentless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of relentless in a Sentence

1. Edward Acton:

   The overnight action with the flight to quality in China, and Europe as well, is a continuation of a larger move in the last six to eight trading sessions of a relentless flattening of the yield curve.

2. Xavier Becerra:

   We will be relentless in this fight for consumer choice and real competition.

3. Olivia Wilde:

   It is constant, I find that quite energizing, the relentless asking and answering of questions, leaves you buzzing. And then of course, you face plan when you get home. But it’s a different kind of exhaustion...That’s one of the reasons that I really prefer directing, because I think that the constant hum of intensity and energy lights me up.

4. Dougie Hamilton:

   We were relentless. We just kept going at them, the crowd was unbelievable. It was one of the loudest buildings Ive ever played in, and just so fun.

5. Rashida Tlaib:

   Freedom of speech doesn't exist for Muslim women in Congress, the benefit of the doubt doesn't exist for Muslim women in Congress. House Democratic leadership should be ashamed of its relentless, exclusive tone policing of Congresswomen of color.

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