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ceaselessly

/ˈsizɫəsɫi/ adv C1 ✓

Without ceasing.

Word Origin Cease comes from Latin cessare, 'to stop, be idle,' from cedere 'to go away.' So ceaselessly means without stopping. The -less suffix is from Old English leas 'devoid of,' so ceaseless is literally 'devoid of stopping.' The same cedere root gives us concede (yield together), exceed (go beyond), and proceed (go forward).

adv Without ceasing. C1 ✓

The waves crashed ceaselessly against the shore throughout the night.

(副词) 不停地；持续地；不间断地；无休止地；不停地

海浪整夜不停地拍打着海岸。

(adverbio) incesantemente; sin cesar; ininterrumpidamente; continuamente [Sin cesar.]

Las olas se estrellaron **incesantemente** contra la costa durante toda la noche.

(adverbe) sans cesse; incessamment; continuellement; sans relâche; sans interruption [Sans cesse, sans interruption.]

Les vagues se brisaient sans cesse contre le rivage toute la nuit.

(Adverb) unaufhörlich; unablässig; ohne Unterlass [Ohne Unterbrechung; unaufhörlich.]

Die Wellen schlugen die ganze Nacht **ceaselessly** gegen die Küste.

(副詞) 止まることなく。絶え間なく。

波は一晩中、岸壁に**ceaselessly**（絶え間なく）打ちつけ続けた。

(advérbio) incessantemente; sem cessar; ininterruptamente; continuamente [Sem cessar.]

As ondas quebravam incessantemente contra a costa durante toda a noite.

Synonyms: continuously unceasingly incessantly endlessly perpetually constantly unremittingly nonstop Antonyms: intermittently occasionally sporadically temporarily
Word parts: cease + less + ly

Common collocations

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