Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incessant

/ɪnˈsɛs.ənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: in-ces-sant
IPA: /ɪnˈsɛs.ənt/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"The dog's incessant barking kept the girl awake all night."
"[…] incessant interferings and bickerings, in every country, between the secular powers and the ecclesiastical."
"The face of Nature may be compared to a yielding surface, with ten thousand sharp wedges packed close together and driven inwards by incessant blows, sometimes one wedge being struck, and then another with greater force."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: incessaunte, incessāns, -

Inflected Forms

more incessant (comparative) most incessant (superlative)

Derived Forms

incessantly incessantness

Synonyms

unremitting continuous unceasing ceaseless constant never-ending perpetual

Rhymes With

adolescent crescent fluorescent incandescent antidepressant iridescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent suppressant

Questions

How do you pronounce incessant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈsɛs.ənt/.
What does incessant mean?: Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.
Where does incessant come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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