How to pronounce incessant
American English pronunciation
in-SES-unt
- IPA
- /ɪnˈsɛsənt/
- Syllables
- in · SES · unt (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What incessant means
Going on and on without stopping
In a sentence: The incessant barking next door kept us awake all night.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin, from in-, meaning not, and a word meaning stopping. It is related to cease.
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