# unremitting

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #72,863

## Definitions
1. Incessant; never slackening.

## Etymology
un- + remitting, from remit (in now rare sense of “diminish, abate”),
from Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter. Not from nonexistent unremit. First attested in 1728.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unremitting