🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

unaufhörlich

Pronunciation / Transliteration: unaufhoerlich

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Incessant/ɪnˈsɛs.ənt/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der unaufhörliche Regen dauerte den ganzen Tag."

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As adjective
  1. 1

    (Of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.

    "The incessant rain ruined our weekend camping trip."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'incessant-', meaning 'uninterrupted', formed from the prefix 'in-' (not) and 'cessare' (to cease or stop). Entering Middle English in the 15th century, the term retains its core meaning of something continuing without pause or interruption.

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