INDEFATIGABLE

indefatigable, tireless, unflagging, unwearying

(adjective) showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality; “an indefatigable advocate of equal rights”; “a tireless worker”; “unflagging pursuit of excellence”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

indefatigable (comparative more indefatigable, superlative most indefatigable)

Extremely persistent and untiring.

Synonyms: inexhaustible, relentless, tireless, unflagging, unsinkable, untiring, unwearying

Antonym: defatigable (much less common)

Source: Wiktionary


In`de*fat"i*ga*ble, a. Etym: [L. indefatigabilis: cf. OF. indefatigable. See In- not, and Defatigable, and cf. Infatigable.]

Definition: Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted; unremitting in labor or effort; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to fatigue; as, indefatigable exertions, perseverance, application. "A constant, indefatigable attendance." South. Upborne with indefatigable wings. Milton.

Syn.

– Unwearied; untiring; persevering; persistent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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