Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unremitting

/ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: un-remit-ting
IPA: /ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪtɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Incessant; never slackening.

Example Sentences

"These thoughts supported my spirits, while I pursued my undertaking with unremitting ardour."
"1961: J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467. We can achieve this god‐likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect."
"The human life span will be extended to 200 years, but the last 150 will be spent in unremitting pain and sadness."
"In fact, eighteenth-century British erotica has been the subject of unremitting attention for the last two decades."
""To meet the ambitions set-out by the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, we need to have an unremitting focus upon sustainable delivery, innovation and collaboration. [...].""

Etymology

un- + remitting, from remit (in now rare sense of “diminish, abate”), from Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter. Not from nonexistent unremit. First attested in 1728.

Origin

Source language: Middle English
First known use: First attested in 1728

Word Breakdown

Root: *mey- (change), remitten, remittō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪtɪŋ/
British English: /ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪtɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more unremitting (comparative) most unremitting (superlative)

Derived Forms

unremittingly unremittingness

Synonyms

ceaseless constant incessant never-ending perpetual unceasing

Rhymes With

sitting hitting fitting committing admitting splitting quitting submitting spitting permitting knitting transmitting

Questions

How do you pronounce unremitting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪtɪŋ/.
What does unremitting mean?: Incessant; never slackening.
Where does unremitting come from?: It is traced to Middle English. First known use: First attested in 1728.

How to pronounce unremitting

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “unremitting”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪtɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “unremitting”.
Repeat and practice — Say “unremitting” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.