unremitting

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unremitting

  • /ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪtɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪtɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪtɪŋ

Where it comes from

From un- + remitting, from remit (in now rare sense of “diminish, abate”),

from Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter. Not from nonexistent unremit. First attested in 1728.

adjective more unremitting · most unremitting

  1. Incessant; never slackening. These thoughts supported my spirits, while I pursued my undertaking with unremitting ardour.

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adj incessant

Portuguêscontínuo, incessante, persistente, irremitente
Françaisinlassable
Deutschunablässig
Italianoincessante
Românăneîncetat, încontinuu
Русскийнеосла́бный neoslábnyj, беспреста́нный besprestánnyj

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@misc{unremitting_2026,
  title = {unremitting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unremitting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}