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[ in-ig-zaws-tuh-buhl ] / ˌɪn ɪgˈzɔs tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inexhaustible ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply. untiring; tireless: an inexhaustible runner. Origin of inexhaustible1595–1605; <Latin inexhaust(us) not exhausted (see in-3, exhaust) + -ible OTHER WORDS FROM inexhaustiblein·ex·haust·i·bil·i·ty, in·ex·haust·i·ble·ness, nounin·ex·haust·i·bly, adverbWords nearby inexhaustibleinexactitude, in excess of, in exchange, inexcusable, inexertion, inexhaustible, inexistent, inexorable, inexpedient, inexpensive, inexperience Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inexhaustibleI was, in fact, one of the lucky recipients of the inexhaustible generosity documented in the film. My Friend, Roger Ebert: Pulitzer Prize Winner Tom Shales on the Moving Documentary ‘Life Itself’|Tom Shales|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST There is not an inexhaustible supply of experienced pilots to operate these fleets. Flight 370 Is Just the Start: Why Asia Isn't Getting Air Safety Right|Clive Irving|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Complete Works By Michel de Montaigne This is the one inexhaustible book anyone interested in the form must have. Phillip Lopate’s Book Bag: The Essay Tradition|Phillip Lopate|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST Her brashness, inventiveness, and inexhaustible energy carried her the rest of the way. Elsa Maxwell, the Kingmaker|Mark Braude|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
What figurations, what formulas, could describe the inexhaustible kinesis of those years? The Svengali of Pop Art|Annie Cohen-Solal|May 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST This is that contemplation of inexhaustible melancholy, whose shadow eclipses the brightness of the world. A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays|Percy Bysshe Shelley From the inexhaustible treasure of her feelings she drew words, glances, gestures that appeased every uneasiness of my heart. Romance|Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer Every achievement of good deepens and quickens our sense of the inexhaustible value contained in every right act. Ethics|John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts Mr. Sterling Jackson was a very pleasant fellow, with an inexhaustible fund of humour. The White Shield|Myrtle Reed The subject is inexhaustible, the mine can never be worn out. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
British Dictionary definitions for inexhaustible
adjectiveincapable of being used up; endlessinexhaustible patience incapable or apparently incapable of becoming tired; tireless Derived forms of inexhaustibleinexhaustibility or inexhaustibleness, nouninexhaustibly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to inexhaustibleinfinite, limitless, bountiful, never-ending, endless, indefatigable, unflagging, numberless, enduring, untiring, vigorous, unwearying |