adj.

Continuing without interruption. See synonyms at continual.

[Middle English incessaunte, from Late Latin incessāns, incessant- : Latin in-, not; see in–¹ + Latin cessāns, present participle of cessāre, to stop; see cease.]

incessancy in·ces'san·cy n.
incessantly in·ces'sant·ly adv.

adjective

Existing or occurring without interruption or end: around-the-clock, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, endless, eternal, everlasting, interminable, nonstop, ongoing, perpetual, persistent, relentless, round-the-clock, timeless, unceasing, unending, unfailing, uninterrupted, unremitting. See continue/stop/pause.

adj

Definition: never-ending, persistent
Antonyms: broken, ceasing, ending, intermittent, interrupted, occasional

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted
  Synonyms: perpetual, endless

Meaning #2: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  Synonyms: ceaseless, constant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uafbrudt, ustandselig, uophørlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onophoudelijk

Français (French)
adj. - incessant, continuel

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unablässig, unaufhörlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακατάπαυστος, αδιάκοπος

Italiano (Italian)
incessante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - incessante

Русский (Russian)
непрерывный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - incesante, constante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oavbruten, ihållande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
不断的, 不停的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不斷的, 不停的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 끊임없는, 간단 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 絶え間のない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متواصل, مستمر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא חדל, מתמיד, חוזר ונשנה‬

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