Speakur

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relentless

/ɹɪˈlɛntləs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
re-lent-less
IPA
/ɹɪˈlɛntləs/
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.

adj

Steady and persistent; unremitting.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English relent Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English relentless From relent + -less.

Inflected Forms

more relentless (comparative) most relentless (superlative)

Derived Forms

relentlessly relentlessness unrelentless

Frequently Paired Words

indomitable inevitable tireless

Synonyms

bateless grim incontestable inexorable invincible irresistible overpowering overwhelming potent puissant persistent relentless

Antonyms

contestable exorable impotent relenting remitting stoppable underwhelming vincible yielding

Questions

How do you pronounce relentless?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈlɛntləs/.
What does relentless mean?
Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.
Where does relentless come from?
Etymology tree English relent Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English relentless From relent + -less.

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