According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
INCESSANT
ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting
(adjective) 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’s unceasing warfare with drought and isolation”; “unremitting demands of hunger”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
incessant (comparative more incessant, superlative most incessant)
Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.
Synonyms
• unremitting
• continuous
• unceasing
Anagrams
• anticness, cantiness, instances, tenascins
Source: Wiktionary
In*ces"sant, a. Etym: [L. incessans, -antis; pref. in- not + cessare to cease: cf. F. incessant. See Cease.]
Definition: Continuing or following without interruption; unceasing; unitermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as, incessant clamors; incessant pain, etc. Against the castle gate, . . . Which with incessant force and endless hate, They batter'd day and night and entrance did await. Spenser.
Syn.
– Unceasing; uninterrupted; unintermitted; unremitting; ceaseless; continual; constant; perpetual.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
26 November 2024
TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
Coffee Trivia
