CESSANT

Meaning of CESSANT in English

(a.) Inactive; dormant

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

CESSANT — ( a. ) Inactive; dormant
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CESSANT — adj inactive; dormant.
Webster English vocab
INCESSANT — (ˈ)in|ses ə nt, ənˈs- adjective Etymology: Middle English incessaunt, from Late Latin incessant-, incessans, from Latin in- in- (I) + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INCESSANT — — incessancy, incessantness , n. — incessantly , adv. /in ses"euhnt/ , adj. continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INCESSANT — adjective Etymology: Middle English incessaunt, from Late Latin incessant-, incessans, from Latin in- + cessant-, cessans, present participle of cessare …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INCESSANT — ■ adjective (especially of something unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption. Derivatives incessancy noun ~ly adverb ~ness noun Origin ME: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
INCESSANT — [in.ces.sant] adj [ME incessaunt, fr. LL incessant-, incessans, fr. L in- + cessant-, cessans, prp. of cessare to delay--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INCESSANT — / ɪnˈsesnt; NAmE / adjective (usually disapproving ) never stopping SYN constant : incessant noise / rain / chatter incessant …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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