indefatigable
UK /ˌɪn.dɪˈfæt.ɪ.ɡə.bəl/ · US /ˌɪn.dəˈfæt.ɪ.ɡə.bəl/ adjective, proper noun
- adjective Extremely persistent and untiring.
- proper noun Synonym of Santa Cruz, an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.
Synonyms
inexhaustible relentless tireless unflagging unsinkable untiring unwearying Santa Cruz
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle French, from Latin indēfatīgābilis (“untiring”), from in- (“not”) + dēfatīgō (“to tire out”).
Named by the British Admiralty in honor of the HMS Indefatigable.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted; unremitting in labor or effort; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to fatigue; as, indefatigable exertions, perseverance, application. "A constant, indefatigable attendance." South.
Etymology [L. indefatigabilis: cf. OF. indefatigable. See In- not, and Defatigable, and cf. Infatigable.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “indefatigable”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details