untiring
/ˌʌnˈtaɪəɹɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not able to be tired; inexhaustible, tireless.
Example Sentences
- "Alice had dropped senseless on the earth, and Cora had sunk at her side, hovering, in untiring tenderness, over her lifeless form."
- "He [Rev. John Knowles Montgomery] was a man of untiring energy and force of character, and accomplished what his predecessor could not do, as he introduced the Congregational form of church management."
- "It was the time of low Nile when all the land is baked like a crust of bread, when the creaking of the shadoofs and the singing croak of the sakkia are heard the night long like untiring crickets with throats of frogs."
- "The Sawhorse is the favorite steed of Princess Ozma, the Ruler of the Land of Oz, and he lives in a stable decorated with pearls and emeralds, at the rear of the royal palace. He is swift as the wind, untiring, and is kind to his friends."
- "VVhat inexpreſſible ſenſation of delight does the ſoul at theſe moments conceive? Celeſtial bliſs! untiring, unabated rapture!"
- "So, with great perseverance and untiring industry, he prospered."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English tiring English untiring From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + tiring (“that tire or tires”, adjective).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌʌnˈtaɪəɹɪŋ/
- British English: /(ˌ)ʌnˈtaɪəɹɪŋ/
Inflected Forms
more untiring (comparative)
most untiring (superlative)