incessant
in·ces·sant
adjective
1.
occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted
- “a child”
- “;”
2.
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
- “the ceaseless thunder of surf”
- “in constant pain”
- “night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city”
- “the never-ending search for happiness”
- “the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy”
- “man”
- “;”
Origin
From Late Middle English incessaunte, from Late Latin incessāns, incessantem, from Latin in- + cessāns.
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