|
|
Definition of Incessant
1. Adjective. Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing. "Unremitting demands of hunger"
Similar to: Continuous, Uninterrupted
Derivative terms: Ceaselessness, Incessancy, Incessantness, Perpetuity
Definition of Incessant
1. a. Continuing or following without interruption; unceasing; unitermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as, incessant clamors; incessant pain, etc.
Definition of Incessant
1. Adjective. Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Incessant
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Incessant
Literary usage of Incessant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"mariners, who plied their oars with incessant diligence, and the steady continuance
of a favourable wind, carried his fleet above seven hundred miles in ..."
2. The Seasons by James Thomson, Partick Murdoch (1847)
"... from pole to pole. rigid influence falls, t, incessant, heavy, strong |pt.
It freezes on ; 1 1 1 1 1 1 IIIII 1111111 ..."
3. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau (1873)
"For we would be honorable to the party we deserted; we would fulfil fate, and so
at length, perhaps, detect the secret innocence of these incessant ..."
4. View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam (1848)
"... of their benefices ; but the abuse, if such it is to be considered, made
incessant progress, till the middle of the eleventh century There was certainly ..."
5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1858)
"incessant action. It imitates the example of a distinguished member of our
revolutionary congress, who was a silent observer, in his seat, as long as he saw ..."
Other Resources:
