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interminable

in·ter·mi·na·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-tur-muh-nuh-buh l]
    • /ɪnˈtɜr mə nə bəl/
    • /ɪnˈtɜː.mɪ.nə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-tur-muh-nuh-buh l]
    • /ɪnˈtɜr mə nə bəl/

Definitions of interminable word

  • adjective interminable incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job. 1
  • adjective interminable monotonously or annoyingly protracted or continued; unceasing; incessant: I can't stand that interminable clatter. 1
  • adjective interminable having no limits: an interminable desert. 1
  • noun interminable Endless (often used hyperbolically). 1
  • adjective interminable long and boring 1
  • adjective interminable If you describe something as interminable, you are emphasizing that it continues for a very long time and indicating that you wish it was shorter or would stop. 0

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Origin of interminable

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
First recorded in 1325-75; Middle English word from Late Latin word interminābilis. See in-3, terminable

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Parts of speech for Interminable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

interminable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for interminable

adj interminable

  • continuous — A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.
  • limitless — without limit; boundless: limitless ambition; limitless space.
  • protracted — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
  • perpetual — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
  • long-winded — talking or writing at tedious length: long-winded after-dinner speakers.

adjective interminable

  • endless — Having or seeming to have no end or limit.
  • everlasting — Lasting forever or for a very long time.
  • infinite — immeasurably great: an infinite capacity for forgiveness.
  • eternal — Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.

Antonyms for interminable

adj interminable

  • halting — Archaic. lame; limping.
  • intermittent — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
  • interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
  • temporary — an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
  • transient — not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.

adjective interminable

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

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