Inexhaustible
[ɪnɪg'zɔːstɪb(ə)l;ɪneg-] or [,ɪnɪɡ'zɔstəbl]
Definition
(adj.) incapable of being entirely consumed or used up; 'an inexhaustible supply of coal' .
(adj.) that cannot be entirely consumed or used up; 'an inexhaustible supply of coal' .
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Definition
(a.) Incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent; as, inexhaustible stores of provisions; an inexhaustible stock of elegant words.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Exhaustless, unfailing, that cannot be exhausted.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Incessant, unwearied, Indefatigable, perennial, illimitable
ANT:Limited, scant, poor
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Examples
- The giant, steam, demanded and received the obeisance of every art before devoting his inexhaustible strength to their service. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- We see that the source of carbon dioxide is practically inexhaustible, coming as it does from every stove, furnace, and candle, and further with every breath of a living organism. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Holmes, however, was always in training, for he had inexhaustible stores of nervous energy upon which to draw. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The enemy could not resort to our method to protect their men, because we had an inexhaustible supply of ammunition to draw upon and used it freely. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Among others the inexhaustible subject of nerves. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I won't,' said the inexhaustible baby, '--allow--you--to--make--game--of--my--venerable--Ma. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It is a considerable advantage to a man to have so inexhaustible a subject. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But, by degrees she was led on to confess that she would like to have for the inexhaustible baby such a nursery as never was seen. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The mystery of creation was fathomless, infallible, inexhaustible, forever. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It all depends upon the context of perceived connections in which it is placed; the reach of imagination in realizing connections is inexhaustible. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- They seemed to have an inexhaustible application, partly because their true limits were not yet understood. Plato. The Republic.
- Little girl, a memory without blot or contamination must be an exquisite treasure--an inexhaustible source of pure refreshment: is it not? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The difference of manners which he observed was to him an inexhaustible source of instruction and amusement. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- But soon word spread abroad that this stranger’s stock was inexhaustible. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The inexhaustible baby was two or three months old, when Bella began to notice a cloud upon her husband's brow. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- By a master-stroke of secret arrangement, the inexhaustible baby here appeared at the door, suspended in mid-air by invisible agency. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- These arts were indeed twins, feeding at inexhaustible breasts. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He opened the pocket-book at a new page, and gave the inexhaustible pencil another preliminary lick. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He made another speech--the man was absolutely inexhaustible. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The predilections of the inexhaustible baby being provided for, Bella could think of nothing else. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Here consequently was an inexhaustible subject of discourse. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Which occasioned the inexhaustible baby to square at him with the speckled fists, and demand in a threatening manner what he meant? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Edison's inexhaustible resourcefulness and fertility of ideas have contributed largely to his great success, and have ever been a cause of amazement to those around him. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The visionary Perdita beheld in all this only a new gloss upon an old reading, and her own was sufficiently inexhaustible to content her. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The inexhaustible baby, hearing this, resumed the offensive, and said: 'But there's no nursery for me, sir. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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