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Definition of Ceaselessness
1. Noun. The quality of something that continues without end or interruption.
Generic synonyms: Endlessness
Derivative terms: Ceaseless, Continuous, Incessant, Incessant
Definition of Ceaselessness
1. Noun. The condition of being ceaseless; endlessness, eternity ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ceaselessness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ceaselessness
Literary usage of Ceaselessness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Balance the Fundamental Verity by Orlando Jay Smith (1904)
"The ceaselessness of action and reaction, of cause and effect, is a fundamental
postulate of science. " To every action there is an equal and opposite ..."
2. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (1920)
"It was the ceaselessness of the work which tried her so severely, and began to
make her wish that she had never come to ..."
3. The Contemporary Review (1875)
"Another point seldom enough noticed is that this high- pressure, this ceaselessness
and severity of toil, leaves the work of life, and assigns its prizes, ..."
4. Adventures Among Books by Andrew Lang (1905)
"In his aspect there was a certain dryness, and, altogether, his vivacity, his
ceaselessness, and a kind of equability of tone in his voice, reminded me of ..."
5. History of Ancient Philosophy by Wilhelm Windelband (1899)
"He described in bold figures the ceaselessness of change, which was to him the
essence of the world, and needed no derivation and explanation. ..."
6. Chaucer and the Roman de la Rose by Dean Spruill Fansler (1914)
"... wheel are emphasized by Jean; the ceaselessness and rapidity of its motion (6068-73,
6637-43), and the impossibility of arresting it (7145-48, 7359-62). ..."
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