unremitting

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪŋ/ UK /ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪŋ/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
never relaxing or ceasing; persistent

Her unremitting effort finally earned the promotion.

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1 adj · never relaxing or ceasing;... relentless unrelenting incessant ceaseless persistent constant continuous

Opposites

intermittent sporadic occasional

Word family

Forms unremittingly

Derived forms unremittinglyunremittingness

Related forms remit remittance remission

Etymology

From un- ('not') + remitting, from remit, from Latin remittere ('to send back, slacken'), from re- ('back') + mittere ('to send').

un- Old English mittere Latin

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# unremitting

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪŋ
**IPA (UK):** ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪŋ

## Meanings
1. never relaxing or ceasing; persistent

## Examples
- Her unremitting effort finally earned the promotion.

## Synonyms
- relentless
- unrelenting
- incessant
- ceaseless
- persistent
- constant
- continuous

## Antonyms
- intermittent
- sporadic
- occasional

## Derived Forms
- unremittingly
- unremittingness

## Related Forms
- remit
- remittance
- remission

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: mittere

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + remitting, from remit, from Latin remittere ('to send back, slacken'), from re- ('back') + mittere ('to send').

## AI Etymology
Unremitting comes from un- ('not') + remitting, from remit, from Latin remittere ('to send back, slacken'), from re- ('back') + mittere ('to send'). In current use it is an adjective meaning "never relaxing or ceasing; persistent". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The prefix un- is negative or privative, marking the absence, denial, or opposite of the base idea. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Old English un- and Latin mittere. Related English forms include remit, remittance, and remission. Derived forms include unremittingly and unremittingness. As a result, the modern word is best read as a negative, privative, or reversative formation built on a historically older base.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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