INCESSANT


Meaning of INCESSANT in English

— incessancy, incessantness , n. — incessantly , adv.

/in ses"euhnt/ , adj.

continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.

[ 1425-75; late ME incessaunte incessant-, equiv. to L in- IN- 3 + cessant- (s. of cessans ), prp. of cessare to stop work; see CEASE, -ANT ]

Syn . unceasing, constant, continuous, never-ending, perpetual; eternal, everlasting; relentless, unrelenting, unremitting.

Ant . intermittent.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .