indefatigable
having a winning attitude
TRANSLATION
indefatigable = unermüdlich, rastlos, eisern (fig.) --- GOOGLE INDEX indefatigable: approximately 418,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Merkel toughens up… Ostpolitik — a policy of openness toward (and INDEFATIGABLE dialogue with) the east, including the Soviet Union and now Russia.
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indefatigable
adjective
- always determined and energetic in trying to achieve something and never willing to admit defeat
(Cambridge Dictionary)
As we like to say in English, the word indefatigable is a mouthful, mainly because it has six syllables. In today's rush-rush world, some people might be inclined to use a shorter word such as tireless. But that would be boring. It wouldn't necessarily serve to impress friends and family and you would lose the opportunity to display your etymological prowess since the chances are good that someone will ask, "What is that long word you just used?"
To understand indefatigable, we have to break the word apart. It stems from the Latin "indefatigabilis," which comprises "in" (not) plus "defatigare," to tire out. Defatigare is furthermore made up of "de" (completely) and "fatigare" (to weary). Some may recognize that fatigare is the root of the English fatigue, which refers to extreme tiredness, or weakness caused by continual use, such as with materials.
An indefatigable person is someone who is tireless and never gives up. The paparazzi who incessantly pursue celebrities to obtain that "one great picture" can be described as indefatigable. An engineer who works the entire weekend to restore electricity to a community without power, the teacher who never gives up on a troubled child in the classroom? Indefatigable.
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SYNONYMS
determined, diligent, dogged, hell-bent, incessant, inexhaustible, persistent, relentless, tireless
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"indefatigable is the name of a ship in a famous painting by J.M.W.Turner."
adjective
- always determined and energetic in trying to achieve something and never willing to admit defeat
(Cambridge Dictionary)
As we like to say in English, the word indefatigable is a mouthful, mainly because it has six syllables. In today's rush-rush world, some people might be inclined to use a shorter word such as tireless. But that would be boring. It wouldn't necessarily serve to impress friends and family and you would lose the opportunity to display your etymological prowess since the chances are good that someone will ask, "What is that long word you just used?"
To understand indefatigable, we have to break the word apart. It stems from the Latin "indefatigabilis," which comprises "in" (not) plus "defatigare," to tire out. Defatigare is furthermore made up of "de" (completely) and "fatigare" (to weary). Some may recognize that fatigare is the root of the English fatigue, which refers to extreme tiredness, or weakness caused by continual use, such as with materials.
An indefatigable person is someone who is tireless and never gives up. The paparazzi who incessantly pursue celebrities to obtain that "one great picture" can be described as indefatigable. An engineer who works the entire weekend to restore electricity to a community without power, the teacher who never gives up on a troubled child in the classroom? Indefatigable.
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SYNONYMS
determined, diligent, dogged, hell-bent, incessant, inexhaustible, persistent, relentless, tireless
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"indefatigable is the name of a ship in a famous painting by J.M.W.Turner."
