unstinting
un·stint·ing/ˌʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/adjective
unstinting is an adjective meaning “Generous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled U-N-S-T-I-N-T-I-N-G and has 3 syllables (un·stint·ing), and it appears about once in every 16 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does unstinting mean?
adjective
- 1
Generous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etc.
We thank her for her unstinting support of our new hospital.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce unstinting?
- UK /(ˌ)ʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/
- US /ˌʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/
- US [-ɾɪŋ]
Unstinting has 3 syllables, split un·stint·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unstinting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unstinting
- more unstinting comparative
- most unstinting superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is unstinting?
Unstinting appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Unstinting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense generous and tireless with one’s contributions:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | generoso, incansable, infatigable |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does unstinting come from?
From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + stint (“to be mean or sparing”) + -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs), or un- + stinting (“mean, sparing”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).