inexhaustible

[ in-ig-zaws-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted:

   an inexhaustible supply.

2. untiring; tireless:

   an inexhaustible runner.

inexhaustible

/ ˌɪnɪɡˈzɔːstəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being used up; endless

   inexhaustible patience

2. incapable or apparently incapable of becoming tired; tireless

Derived Forms

• ˌinexˌhaustiˈbility, noun
• ˌinexˈhaustibly, adverb

Other Words From

• inex·hausti·bili·ty inex·hausti·ble·ness noun
• inex·hausti·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inexhaustible¹

1595–1605; < Latin inexhaust ( us ) not exhausted ( in- ³, exhaust ) + -ible

Example Sentences

Physical travail being an inexhaustible source of black comedy and a recurring metaphor for the human condition in Beckett’s writing, the depiction of mortal decline is on point.

From Los Angeles Times

For sure, it guarantees that you have an inexhaustible archival resource to work with.

From New York Times

The show opens with a widowed Suzannah, saucily played by Busch, mourning the loss of a “conjugal partner of inexhaustible pyrotechnics.”

From New York Times

“For us, water is not an inexhaustible gift of nature. It is a strategic and scarce resource,” Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at the opening of a water treatment facility in 2021.

From Seattle Times

His indiscriminate, inexhaustible compassion was recently honored with the 2023 Anne Frank Special Recognition Award, which his father, Oleksandr, accepted in his stead.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bountiful
• endless
• infinite
• limitless
• never-ending