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Unceasing vs Continual - What's the difference?

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Unceasing is a related term of continual.


As adjectives the difference between unceasing and continual

is that unceasing is continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping while continual is recurring in steady, rapid succession.

unceasing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • continuous; continuing indefinitely without stopping
  • * 1841 , William Johnstoun N. Neale, The naval surgeon (page 136)
    • The unceasing fatigue of my daily walks to and from Clapham, with my various trudgings from one Doctor Humbug to another Doctor Whimsical, combined with the before-mentioned causes to affect my health.

    continual

    English

    Alternative forms

    * continuall (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
  • (proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
  • (proscribed) Forming a continuous series.

    • Usage notes

    In careful usage, continual refers to repeated'' actions “continual objections”, while continuous refers to ''uninterrupted'' actions or objects “continuous flow”, “played music continuously from dusk to dawn”. However, this distinction is not observed in informal usage, a noted example being the magic spell name “continual light” (unbroken light), in the game ''.

    Related terms

    * continuance * continuation * continue * continuous * continuum

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