continuousness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /kənˈtɪnjuəsnəs/ UK /kənˈtɪnjuəsnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being unbroken or uninterrupted The continuousness of the melody gave the piece its hypnotic feel. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... continuitycontinuanceunbrokennesspersistenceseamlessness ↔ Opposites discontinuityintermittenceinterruption Word family Related forms continuouscontinuecontinuity Etymology AI details From continuous (from Latin continuus 'uninterrupted', from continere 'to hold together') plus the noun-forming suffix -ness. continuus Latin continere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # continuousness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kənˈtɪnjuəsnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /kənˈtɪnjuəsnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being unbroken or uninterrupted ## Examples - The continuousness of the melody gave the piece its hypnotic feel. ## Synonyms - continuity - continuance - unbrokenness - persistence - seamlessness ## Antonyms - discontinuity - intermittence - interruption ## Related Forms - continuous - continue - continuity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: continuus - Root: continere ## Etymology From continuous (from Latin continuus 'uninterrupted', from continere 'to hold together') plus the noun-forming suffix -ness. ## AI Etymology Continuousness is a noun meaning "the quality of being unbroken or uninterrupted". Historically, it is from continuous (from Latin continuus 'uninterrupted', from continere 'to hold together') plus the noun-forming suffix -ness. The visible construction is part of the etymology: continuousness is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "the quality of being unbroken or uninterrupted", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin continuus with Latin continere. Close English family members include continuous, continue, and continuity. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown