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adjective
Date: 14th century
never ceasing ; continuous, incessant <unceasing efforts> <unceasing vigilance> • unceasingly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unceasing
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unceasing — index chronic, continual (connected), continual (perpetual), continuous, durable, incessant … Law dictionary
unceasing — (adj.) late 14c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + prp. of CEASE (Cf. cease). Related: Unceasingly (mid 14c.) … Etymology dictionary
unceasing — *everlasting, endless, interminable … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unceasing — [adj] incessant ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, day and night*, endless, eternal, everlasting, lasting, never ending, nonstop, permanent, perpetual, persistent, relentless, round the clock*, steady, unending, uninterrupted,… … New thesaurus
unceasing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not ceasing; continuous. DERIVATIVES unceasingly adverb … English terms dictionary
unceasing — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unceasing — [[t]ʌnsi͟ːsɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n (emphasis) If you describe something as unceasing, you are emphasizing that it continues without stopping. ...the unceasing quest for more speed. ...his unceasing labours. Derived words: unceasingly ADV ADV with… … English dictionary
unceasing — unceasingly, adv. unceasingness, n. /un see sing/, adj. not ceasing or stopping; continuous: an unceasing flow of criticism. [1350 1400; ME uncesynge; see UN 1, CEASE, ING2] * * * … Universalium
unceasing — adj. Unceasing is used with these nouns: ↑toil … Collocations dictionary
unceasing — un|ceas|ing [ʌnˈsi:sıŋ] adj never stopping ▪ his unceasing efforts to help the poor >unceasingly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
