incessantness
- noun
- /ɪnˈsɛsəntnəs/
- He was worn down by the incessantness of the traffic outside his apartment.
Examples
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The incessantness of the rain made it difficult to sleep through the night.
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Her incessantness in asking questions was both impressive and exhausting.
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She admired the incessantness with which the volunteers offered their help.
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The incessantness of the rain made it difficult to go outside.
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The incessantness of the construction noise kept everyone awake at night.
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The incessantness of his complaints about the weather became hard for others to bear.
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The incessantness of the waves crashing on the shore created a calming effect.
Synonyms
A quality of not stopping, often showing harsh or strong action
A state of continuing without pause
Continuing all the time without stopping
The fact of lasting without stopping
A state when something goes on without stopping
Antonyms
How Continuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Incessantness comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not', the same root as cease which means 'to stop', and the ending -ness which makes a noun meaning 'the quality'. So, incessantness is the quality of not stopping, the state of something that keeps going without pause.