INCESSANT


Meaning of INCESSANT in English

/ ɪnˈsesnt; NAmE / adjective

(usually disapproving ) never stopping

SYN constant :

incessant noise / rain / chatter

incessant meetings

►  in·ces·sant·ly adverb :

to talk incessantly

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : via Old French from late Latin incessant- , from in- not + Latin cessant- ceasing (from the verb cessare ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.