English → Latin
“incessantly” in Latin
perpetuusperpetual, everlasting, continuous, uninterrupted, constant, incessant, unbroken; ablative of time: a duration of time, continēnslimiting, enclosing; bordering, neighboring; connected, continuous, unbrokenassiduusconstant, regular, perpetual; unremitting, incessantusqueconstantly, continuously; as far as, up to, right until, all the waysemperalways, ever, forever, at all times, on each occasion, ongoing, constant
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
incessantly
perpetuo: continenter (☞ continue or continuo are not classical): sine intermissione: nullo temporis puncto intermisso (without ceasing): assidue (uninterruptedly; but assiduo is not classical): usque (always, without leaving off): semper (always, at all times). I am singing incessantly, ita cano, ut nihil intermittam: to work incessantly, nullum tempus ad laborem intermittere: to study incessantly, studia nunquam intermittere; totā vitā, assidere litteris; haerere in libris (to be always poring over one’s books): to entreat anybody incessantly, aliquem precibus fatigare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for incessantly?
- The usual Latin words for “incessantly” are perpetuus, continēns, assiduus; also usque, semper. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.