incessant
adjective/ɪnˈsesnt/
/ɪnˈsesnt/
(usually disapproving)- never stopping synonym constant
- incessant noise/rain/chatter
- incessant meetings
Extra Examples- She raised her voice above the incessant beat of the music.
- There was incessant traffic noise in the narrow streets.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIncessant is used with these nouns:- buzz
- chatter
- hammering
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin incessant-, from in- ‘not’ + Latin cessant- ‘ceasing’ (from the verb cessare).Want to learn more?
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