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RELENTLESSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
Example:
the relentlessness or their pursuit
Synonyms:
inexorability; inexorableness; relentlessness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("relentlessness" is a kind of...):
mercilessness; unmercifulness (inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving)
Derivation:
relentless (never-ceasing)
relentless (not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty)
