What does relentless mean?
Definitions for relentless
rɪˈlɛnt lɪsre·lent·less
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
persistent, relentless, unrelentingadjective
never-ceasing
"the relentless beat of the drums"
Wiktionary
relentlessadjective
Unrelenting or unyielding in severity
relentlessadjective
Unremitting, steady and persistent
Etymology: relent + -less
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Relentlessadjective
Etymology: from relent.
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.Only in destroying, I find ease
To my relentless thoughts. John Milton, Par. Lost.
Webster Dictionary
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
Freebase
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of relentless in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of relentless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of relentless in a Sentence
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.
We will be relentless in this fight for consumer choice and real competition.
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.
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.
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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- متصلبArabic
- implacableCatalan, Valencian
- unerbittlich, unnachgiebigGerman
- incansable, furioso, implacable, inexorableSpanish
- periksiantamaton, heltymätön, leppymätön, säälimätön, sinnikäsFinnish
- tenace, impitoyable, implacableFrench
- tanpa belas kasihanIndonesian
- implacabileItalian
- 執拗なJapanese
- relentlessLatin
- voortdurendDutch
- sever, neobositRomanian
- неумолимый, безжалостный, неослабевающий, беспощадный, упорный, непреклонныйRussian
- กระด้างThai
- không êmVietnamese
- 狠Chinese
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