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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