UNREMITTING

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

unremitting (comparative more unremitting, superlative most unremitting)

incessant; never slackening

Source: Wiktionary


Un`re*mit"ting, a.

Definition: Not remitting; incessant; continued; persevering; as, unremitting exertions. Cowper.

– Un`re*mit"ting*ly, adv.

– Un`re*mit"ting*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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