inexhaustibility
- noun
- /ˌɪnɪɡˈzɔːstəˌbɪlɪti/
- She admired the inexhaustibility of his energy, as he tirelessly volunteered for the community service project every weekend.
Examples
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These notions of the inexhaustibility of spirit and of being the confrontational and indefatigable critic of the status quo became the prescriptions Said carried for intellectual life.
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The hallmark of the aesthetic idea is the inexhaustibility of its content.
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The reason for this appalling record, according to one researcher, was the general belief in laissez-faire, rugged individualism, and the legend of inexhaustibility.
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In these readings, Bechdel's account of her OCD functions prosthetically, propping up a number of queer theoretical tropes regarding the inexhaustibility of the queer archive.
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If we combine their ignorance of ecology, their lack of alternatives, and their perception of the seeming inexhaustibility of nature, we get a situation where reverence for nature on the one hand, and environmental damage on the other, probably coexisted without generating moral conflict.
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The team's inexhaustibility during the marathon was truly inspiring, as they ran without showing any signs of fatigue.
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The inexhaustibility of resources in the library amazed the students, who found endless information for their research.
Synonyms
A time that never ends
A state of having no end or limit
A state of having no limit or end
Not getting tired and continuing to work very hard
A state with no end or edge
The quality of having no limits in space, time, or size
A state of lasting forever
The state of having no limits or end
The ability to keep working without getting tired
A state of having no limits or end
Antonyms
How Abundant
Surface Forms
Morphology
inexhaustibility = inexhaustible (transparent) = in + exhaust + ible + ity
This is a standard noun formation from the adjective 'inexhaustible' meaning the state or quality of being inexhaustible.
Etymology
The word inexhaustibility begins with in- meaning 'not' and has the root exhaust meaning 'to use up'. Think of a well or a supply of ideas that never runs dry; inexhaustibility means something 'cannot be used up'.