Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unceasing

/ənsˈisɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: un-ceas-ing
IPA: /ənsˈisɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping

Example Sentences

"The unceasing fatigue of my daily walks to and from Clapham, with my various trudgings from one Doctor Humbug to another Doctor Whimsical, combined with the before-mentioned causes to affect my health."
"To handle the unceasing traffic increase, immense sums of money are being expended in dealing with bottlenecks."

Etymology

From un- + ceasing.

Inflected Forms

more unceasing (comparative) most unceasing (superlative)

Derived Forms

unceasingly unceasingness

Synonyms

incessant ceaseless constant never-ending perpetual unremitting ageless aeonian eonian eternal everlasting unending

Rhymes With

increasing releasing decreasing policing leasing ceasing piecing greasing fleecing subleasing schmiesing

Questions

How do you pronounce unceasing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənsˈisɪŋ/.
What does unceasing mean?: continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping
Where does unceasing come from?: From un- + ceasing.

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