Etymology

indefatigable

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Today it means: Extremely persistent and untiring. Full definition →

Latin indēfatīgābilis
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indefatigable · adjective1

  1. Latin · derived fromindēfatīgābilis“untiring”
  2. English todayindefatigable

From Middle French, from Latin indēfatīgābilis (“untiring”), from in- (“not”) + dēfatīgō (“to tire out”).

Indefatigable · proper noun2

Named by the British Admiralty in honor of the HMS Indefatigable.

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