unceasing

English

Etymology

From un- + ceasing.

Adjective

unceasing (comparative more unceasing, superlative most unceasing)

1. continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping
   • 1841, William Johnstoun N. Neale, The naval surgeon, page 136:

     The unceasing fatigue of my daily walks to and from Clapham, with my various trudgings from one Doctor Humbug to another Doctor Whimsical, combined with the before-mentioned causes to affect my health.

   • 1962 December, “Beyond the Channel: Switzerland: Federal Railways' progress”, in Modern Railways, page 416:

     To handle the unceasing traffic increase, immense sums of money are being expended in dealing with bottlenecks.

Synonyms

• incessant

Derived terms

• unceasingly
• unceasingness

Translations

continuing indefinitely without stopping

• Armenian: անընդմեջ (hy) (anəndmeǰ)
• Bulgarian: безспирен (bg) (bezspiren)
• Esperanto: senĉesa (eo)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ἄπαυστος (ápaustos), ἀδιάλειπτος (adiáleiptos)

• Hungarian: szakadatlan (hu)
• Latin: iūgis
• Portuguese: incessante (pt)
• Slovak: neprestajný
• Spanish: incesante (es)
• Swedish: oupphörlig (sv)