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inexhaustible

in·ex·haust·i·ble
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-ig-zaws-tuh-buh l]
    • /ˌɪn ɪgˈzɔs tə bəl/
    • /ˌɪn.ɪɡˈzɔː.stɪ.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ig-zaws-tuh-buh l]
    • /ˌɪn ɪgˈzɔs tə bəl/

Definitions of inexhaustible word

  • adjective inexhaustible not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply. 1
  • adjective inexhaustible untiring; tireless: an inexhaustible runner. 1
  • noun inexhaustible (of an amount or supply of something) unable to be used up because existing in abundance. 1
  • adjective inexhaustible supply: that cannot be used up 1
  • adjective inexhaustible person: never tired 1
  • adjective inexhaustible If there is an inexhaustible supply of something, there is so much of it that it cannot all be used up. 0

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Origin of inexhaustible

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin inexhaust(us) not exhausted (see in-3, exhaust) + -ible

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Parts of speech for Inexhaustible

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

inexhaustible popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for inexhaustible

adj inexhaustible

  • infinite — immeasurably great: an infinite capacity for forgiveness.
  • limitless — without limit; boundless: limitless ambition; limitless space.
  • bountiful — A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one.
  • never-ending — having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
  • numberless — innumerable; countless; myriad.

adjective inexhaustible

  • bottomless — If you describe a supply of something as bottomless, you mean that it seems so large that it will never run out.
  • endless — Having or seeming to have no end or limit.
  • vast — of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
  • boundless — If you describe something as boundless, you mean that there seems to be no end or limit to it.
  • everlasting — Lasting forever or for a very long time.

Antonyms for inexhaustible

adj inexhaustible

  • bounded — (of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set
  • calculable — Calculable amounts or consequences can be calculated.
  • finite — compact
  • limited — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.

adjective inexhaustible

  • ending — An end or final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a book or movie.

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