incessant
gb/ɪnsˈɛsənt/ us/ɪnsˈɛsənt/
C1
الإنجليزية
~ 7100
المعاني
0 معنى
adjective
C1
property
1
Continuing without pause, often annoying
Happening again and again without stopping, usually in an annoying way.
نمط الاستخدام:
incessant [noun]
خطأ شائع:
Learners often use "incessant" when they simply mean "constant" or "continuous" without a negative feeling. In modern English, "incessant" almost always suggests that something is annoying or unwanted. Learners may also try to use it after a verb (e.g. "the noise was incessanting"), but it is only an adjective: you say "the incessant noise" or "the noise was incessant".
المرادفات
constant (More neutral; does not always suggest annoyance, while "incessant" usually does.)
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nonstop (More informal and direct; can sound less formal than "incessant".)
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ceaseless (Slightly literary; very close in meaning but used less in everyday speech.)
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relentless (Adds a sense of pressure or harshness, not just lack of stopping.)
الأضداد
occasional (Describes something that happens only sometimes, not continuously.)
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intermittent (Describes something that starts and stops, with breaks in between.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
incessant noise
|incessant rain
|incessant chatter
|incessant complaining
|incessant phone calls
|incessant questioning
الموضوعات
daily life
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The incessant noise from the construction site made it impossible to concentrate.
- She grew tired of his incessant complaints about the smallest problems.
- After three days of incessant rain, the streets began to flood.
- The baby’s incessant crying kept everyone in the house awake all night.
- He was irritated by the incessant buzzing of his phone with new notifications.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The incessant noise in the street kept me awake.
- I could not study because of their incessant talking.
- We were stuck inside because of the incessant rain.
- Her incessant questions made the teacher feel tired.
- He turned off his phone to escape the incessant messages.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
incessant
IPA
GB/ɪnsˈɛsənt/
US/ɪnsˈɛsənt/
المقاطع والنبر
in - cess - ant (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cess)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
- Base: incessant
عائلة الكلمة
Core family
incessantly
adverb C1
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unceasing
adjective
unceasingly
adverb
Advanced or less common
cessation
noun C1
التعبيرات
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