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- [stint]
- /stɪnt/
- /ʌnˈstɪn.tɪŋ/
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- [stint]
- /stɪnt/
Definitions of unstinting word
- verb without object unstinting to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: Don't stint on the food. They stinted for years in order to save money. 1
- verb without object unstinting Archaic. to cease action; desist. 1
- verb with object unstinting to limit to a certain amount, number, share, or allowance, often unduly; set limits to; restrict. 1
- verb with object unstinting Archaic. to bring to an end; check. 1
- noun unstinting a period of time spent doing something: a two-year stint in the army. 1
- noun unstinting an allotted amount or piece of work: to do one's daily stint. 1
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Origin of unstinting
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (v.) Middle English stinten, Old English styntan to make blunt, dull; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.; cognate with Old Norse stytta to shorten; cf. stunt1
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Parts of speech for Unstinting
noun
adjective
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
unstinting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unstinting usage trend in Literature
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adj unstinting
- alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
- generous — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- greathearted — having or showing a generous heart; magnanimous.
- large-hearted — having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
adjective unstinting
- freehanded — Openhanded; generous.
- openhanded — generous; liberal: openhanded hospitality.
- wholehearted — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
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