quenchless
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈkwɛnʧləs/
- Archaic
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inextinguible
- Ahab's quenchless feud seemed mine.
Examples
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And she danced just like the spin of a desert whirlwind, like the leaping of a quenchless flame.
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Eventually, he became effective in his efforts to relieve the Virginia frontier, owing to a strong sense of order, described by Douglas Southall Freeman as the "quenchless ambition of an ordered mind" (Freeman 1948, 388).
Academic text (1997) -
Her quenchless thirst for knowledge drove her to read every book in the library.
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Despite the challenges they faced, the team's quenchless determination to succeed kept them going.
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The artist's quenchless desire to create meant that he was always working on new projects.
Synonyms
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7.5
Always wanting more and never feeling satisfied
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7.4
A strong want or need no one can satisfy
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9.9
A person or feeling that always wants more and is never pleased
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9.9
Impossible to calm or satisfy
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6.2
Not able to be made whole or replaced
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8.7
Impossible to do or make happen
Too strong to satisfy, stop, or put out
Always wanting more and never feeling content
Impossible to calm or satisfy
Having a supply or energy that never runs out
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Etymology
Quenchless comes from the word quench, which means 'to put out', as when you stop a fire or end thirst, and the ending -less means 'without'. So quenchless is 'without being put out', which is why we use it for a desire or a fire that cannot be satisfied or stopped.