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indefatigable
(redirected from HMS Indefatigable)

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in·de·fat·i·ga·ble  (nd-ft-g-bl)
adj.
Incapable or seemingly incapable of being fatigued; tireless. See Synonyms at tireless.

[Obsolete French indéfatigable, from Latin indfatgbilis : in-, not; see in-1 + dfatgre, to tire out (d-, intensive pref.; see de- + fatgre, to weary).]

inde·fati·ga·bili·ty, inde·fati·ga·ble·ness n.
inde·fati·ga·bly adv.

indefatigable [ˌɪndɪˈfætɪgəbəl]
adj
unable to be tired out; unflagging
[from Latin indēfatīgābilis, from in-1 + dēfatīgāre, from fatīgāre to tire]
indefatigability , indefatigableness n
indefatigably  adv

indefatigable - Means "incapable of being wearied."
See also related terms for incapable.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.indefatigable - showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitalityindefatigable - showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality; "an indefatigable advocate of equal rights"; "a tireless worker"; "unflagging pursuit of excellence"
energetic - possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"

indefatigable
adjective tireless, dogged, persevering, patient, relentless, diligent, inexhaustible, unremitting, assiduous, unflagging, untiring, sedulous, pertinacious, unwearying, unwearied His indefatigable spirit helped him to cope with the illness.
Translations
indefatigable [ˌɪndɪˈfætɪgəbl] ADJincansable, infatigable
indefatigable [ˌɪndɪˈfætɪgəbəl] adj [person] → infatigable
indefatigable
adj, indefatigably
indefatigable [ˌɪndɪˈfætɪgəbl] adjinfaticabile, instancabile


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The former soldier, who now works in the military welfare centre at the HMS Indefatigable mountaineering school, Anglesey, keeps Dartmoors, Suffolks and crosses on his 18-acre smallholding.
He served on numerous ships, including HMS Shropshire, HMS Berwick, HMS Eagle and, most importantly, HMS Indefatigable, on which he spent five years.
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