unintermitting C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌʌnˌɪntɚˈmɪtɪŋ/ UK /ˌʌnˌɪntəˈmɪtɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj continuing without interruption; unceasing Human faculties cannot sustain unintermitting exertion. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · continuing without... unceasingcontinuousunremitting More constant ↔ Opposites intermittentoccasionaldiscontinuous Word family Related forms intermitintermittent Etymology Formed from un- + intermitting, the participle of intermit. Intermit comes from Latin intermittere, "to leave an interval," from inter- + mittere, "to let go." Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # unintermitting **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌʌnˌɪntɚˈmɪtɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnˌɪntəˈmɪtɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. continuing without interruption; unceasing ## Examples - Human faculties cannot sustain unintermitting exertion. ## Synonyms - unceasing - continuous - unremitting - constant ## Antonyms - intermittent - occasional - discontinuous ## Related Forms - intermit - intermittent ## Etymology Formed from un- + intermitting, the participle of intermit. Intermit comes from Latin intermittere, "to leave an interval," from inter- + mittere, "to let go." ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown