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DearYolanda Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Does the word ‘incessant' have a negative connotation?

Does the word ‘incessant(ly)' have a negative connotation? Is it often used to describe something not very good that is going on and on? And what about unremitting? Thanks a million!
  

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Incessant, as you probably know from looking it up, means continual, and unremitting means not letting up. But, in usage, they both generally have negative meanings, as in the following sentences: Her incessant chatter was making me exceedingly irritable. John's unremitting focus on whether or not his girlfriend is cheating on him is getting on my nerves.

— Sam1947

  • Incessant, as you probably know from looking it up, means continual, and unremitting means not letting up.
  • But, in usage, they both generally have negative meanings, as in the following sentences: Her incessant chatter was making me exceedingly irritable.
  • John's unremitting focus on whether or not his girlfriend is cheating on him is getting on my nerves.
  • Both usually mean that something is going on to excess and for too long, so that it is bothersome or harmful.
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Incessant, as you probably know from looking it up, means continual, and unremitting means not letting up. But, in usage, they both generally have negative meanings, as in the following sentences:

Her incessant chatter was making me exceedingly irritable.

John's unremitting focus on whether or not his girlfriend is cheating on him is getting on my nerves.

Both usually
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Thank you very much! It's just I've seen so many "thanks to the unremitting efforts...(so that sth good happened)" in articles and got a bit confused. Thanks again!
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In that context, if the cause is good, then the "unremitting appeals" were a good thing. And, incessant something or other could have a good outcome, although the incessant part would probably be pretty annoying, as in, "His mother's incessant urging him to practice the piano resulted in his being a very talented, award winning pianist."

(I'm sure he hated the "incessant urging,"
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You are so welcome, Yolanda! Emotion: smile
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so your saying that it is neutral because it can be ised as a negative and or a positive?
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no but it makes you sound smart so that's a plus
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