different between incessantly vs eternally

English

Etymology

incessant +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?s?s.?nt.li/

Adverb

incessantly (not comparable)

1. In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing.

   He jabbered incessantly and annoyed everyone.

   • 1865 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

     "You are old, father William," the young man said,

     "And your hair has become very white;

     And yet you incessantly stand on your head--

     Do you think, at your age, it is right?"

   • 1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter I. "The Shipwreck", page 14.

     There were the tawny rocks, like lions couchant, defying the ocean, whose waves incessantly dashed against and scoured them with vast quantities of gravel.

2. (obsolete) immediately

Synonyms

• (in a manner without pause or stop): ceaselessly, continuously, unremittingly; see also Thesaurus:continuously

Related terms

• incessant

Translations

Anagrams

• calystenins

English

Alternative forms

• æternally (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English eternally, eternaly; equivalent to eternal +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t??(?)n?li/

Adverb

eternally (not comparable)

1. For eternity; forever.

2. Unceasingly, recurringly.

Synonyms

• (for eternity): ever, forevermore, until hell freezes over; see also Thesaurus:forever
• (unceasingly, recurringly): ceaselessly, incessantly, nonstop; see also Thesaurus:continuously

Translations

Anagrams

• enterally

Middle English

Alternative forms

• eternaly

Etymology

From eternal +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t?r?na?li?/, /???t?rnali?/

Adverb

eternally

1. In an eternal, endless, or permanent manner.
2. (rare) In a long-lasting way; non-ephemerally.

Descendants

• English: eternally
• Scots: eternally

References

• “?tern??ll?, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-19.