interminable

interminable

boringly protracted; unending; incessant: interminable whining

Not to be confused with:

indeterminable – incapable of being ascertained, measured, or fixed; incapable of being decided: an indeterminable conflict

indeterminate – lacking precision or clarity; not known in advance: an indeterminate amount of time

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in·ter·mi·na·ble

 (ĭn-tûr′mə-nə-bəl)

adj.

Being or seeming to be without an end; endless: an interminable wait at the airport. See Synonyms at continual.

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in·ter′mi·na·bil′i·ty n.

in·ter′mi·na·bly adv.

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interminable

(ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbəl)

adj

endless or seemingly endless because of monotony or tiresome length

inˌterminaˈbility, inˈterminableness n

inˈterminably adv

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in•ter•mi•na•ble

(ɪnˈtɜr mə nə bəl)

adj.

1. having no apparent limit or end; unending: an interminable job.

2. monotonously or annoyingly protracted or continued; incessant: interminable talk.

[1325–75; Middle English < Late Latin interminābilis]

in•ter`mi•na•bil′i•ty, n.

in•ter′mi•na•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

interminable - tiresomely long; seemingly without end; "endless debates"; "an endless conversation"; "the wait seemed eternal"; "eternal quarreling"; "an interminable sermon" endless, eternal long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"

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interminable

adjective endless, long, never-ending, dragging, unlimited, infinite, perpetual, protracted, limitless, boundless, everlasting, ceaseless, long-winded, long-drawn-out, immeasurable, wearisome, unbounded an interminable meeting
limited, bounded, restricted, temporary, finite, measurable

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interminable

adjective

Existing or occurring without interruption or end:

around-the-clock, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, endless, eternal, everlasting, incessant, nonstop, ongoing, perpetual, persistent, relentless, round-the-clock, timeless, unceasing, unending, unfailing, uninterrupted, unremitting.

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Translations

ατέρμονος

infinito

infiniperpétuel

interminabilesenza fine

interminable

[ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbl] ADJ [speech, rain, journey etc] → interminable

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interminable

[ɪnˈtɜː^rmɪnəb^əl] adj → interminable
The waiting seemed interminable → L'attente semblait interminable.

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interminable

adj → endlos; after what seemed an interminable journey → nach einer Reise, die nicht enden zu wollen schien

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interminable

[ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbl] adj → interminabile

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