incessant+noise

  • 1incessant — incessancy, incessantness, n. incessantly, adv. /in ses euhnt/, adj. continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise. [1425 75; late ME incessaunte < LL incessant , equiv. to L in IN 3 + cessant (s. of cessans), prp. of&#8230; …

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  • 2incessant — in•ces•sant [[t]ɪnˈsɛs ənt[/t]] adj. continuing without interruption; unending: an incessant noise[/ex] • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME &LT; LL incessant , s. of incessāns= L in III+cessāns, prp. of cessāre to stop work; see cease, ant&#8230; …

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  • 3incessant — /ɪnˈsɛsənt / (say in sesuhnt) adjective continuing without interruption: an incessant noise. {Late Latin incessans unceasing} –incessancy, incessantness, noun –incessantly, adverb …

  • 4noise — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deafening, loud ▪ awful, horrible, terrible ▪ faint, low, slight, small …

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  • 5noise — [[t]nɔ͟ɪz[/t]] ♦♦♦ noises 1) N UNCOUNT Noise is a loud or unpleasant sound. There was too much noise in the room and he needed peace... The noise of bombs and guns was incessant... The baby, filled with alarm at the darkness and the noise, began&#8230; …

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  • 6incessant — adjective an incessant activity, noise etc continues without stopping, in an annoying way: The child s incessant talking started to irritate her. incessantly adverb …

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  • 7incessant — adj. Incessant is used with these nouns: ↑buzz, ↑chatter, ↑hammering, ↑noise, ↑rain …

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  • 8never-ending — 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&#8230; …

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  • 9in|ces´sant|ness — in|ces|sant «ihn SEHS uhnt», adjective. never stopping; continual: »The roar of Niagara Falls is incessant. The incessant noise from the factory kept me awake all night. SYNONYM(S): ceaseless, constant. ╂[&LT; Late Latin incessāns, antis&#8230; …

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  • 10in|ces´sant|ly — in|ces|sant «ihn SEHS uhnt», adjective. never stopping; continual: »The roar of Niagara Falls is incessant. The incessant noise from the factory kept me awake all night. SYNONYM(S): ceaseless, constant. ╂[&LT; Late Latin incessāns, antis&#8230; …

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