incesante

incessant

adjective een-seh-SAHN-teh Rare

Origin: From Latin incessans (not stopping).

Also means

ceaseless

Usage Note

Incesante is invariable for gender (el ruido incesante, la lluvia incesante) and describes something that does not stop or let up. It has a strong literary register — in everyday speech continuo, constante, or sin parar are more common. The adverb incesantemente ('incessantly') follows the same formal register.

Examples

"El incesante ruido le impedía dormir."

Natural Translation

The incessant noise prevented him from sleeping.

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