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inexhaustible

UK/ɪnɪɡˈzɔːstɪbl̩/US/ɪnɪɡˈzɔːstɪbl̩/
adjectiveC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,880 of 15,258neutral

Inexhaustible means in supply that can never be used up. Inexhaustible patience, an inexhaustible supply, seemingly inexhaustible.

It is nearly always an exaggeration and is used most of energy and patience, where the point is admiration rather than accuracy. Seemingly inexhaustible is the honest form.

Definitions of inexhaustible

  1. 1adjectiveinexhaustibleIn supply that can never be used up.C1

    “The sea was once thought to be an inexhaustible source of fish.”

inexhaustible is a quality.

Where it comes from

From in- + exhaustible.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

inexhaustible in the wild

  • Now, she is the goddess of inexhaustible giving and of Everest and the Khumbu area in general.

    Miyolangsangma

  • The hero was entertained at the palace and received rewards including armor and sword, and an inexhaustible bag of rice.

    Tawara Tōda Monogatari

  • White obtained a concession of five hundred veras square, just north of the Mission, which contained inexhaustible springs of living water.

    Sonagna

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.