different between unremitting vs endless

English

Etymology

1728, un- +? remitting, from remit, from Latin [Term?], in now rare sense of “diminish, abate”. Not from (non-existent) *unremit.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??n???m?t??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??n???m????/
• Rhymes: -?t??

Adjective

unremitting (comparative more unremitting, superlative most unremitting)

1. incessant; never slackening
   • 1961: J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.

     We can achieve this god?likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect.

Derived terms

• unremittingly

Translations

References

English

Etymology

From Middle English endeles, from Old English endel?as (“endless”), from Proto-Germanic *andijalausaz (“endless”), equivalent to end +? -less.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ndl?s/, /??ndl?s/
• Hyphenation: end?less

Adjective

endless (not comparable)

1. Having no end.

   endless time; endless praise

2. Extending indefinitely.

   an endless line

3. (obsolete) Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.

   • All loves are endless.

Synonyms

• (having no end): unending; see also Thesaurus:endless
• (extending indefinitely): eternal, infinite, unlimited; see also Thesaurus:infinite or Thesaurus:eternal

Antonyms

• finite
• limited

Derived terms

• endlessly
• endlessness

Translations

Anagrams

• Seldens