unstinting
English
editEtymology
editFrom un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + stint (“to be mean or sparing”) + -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs),[1] or un- + stinting (“mean, sparing”). Stint is derived from Middle English stinten, from Old English styntan (“to make blunt”) and *stintan (attested in āstintan (“to assuage; to make dull; to stint”)), from Proto-West Germanic *stuntijan (“to make dull; to shorten”), from Proto-Germanic *stuntijaną (“to make dull; to shorten”) and Proto-Germanic *stintaną (“to make short”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to hit; to push”), probably influenced by Old Norse *stynta, stytta (“to make short, shorten”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /(ˌ)ʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/, [-ɾɪŋ]
- Rhymes: -ɪntɪŋ
- Hyphenation: un‧stint‧ing
Adjective
editunstinting (comparative more unstinting, superlative most unstinting)
- Generous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etc.
- We thank her for her unstinting support of our new hospital.
- 2012, Ben Smith, “Leeds United 2 – 1 Everton”, in BBC Sport[1], archived from the original on 2023-04-06:
- Tactically smart, Leeds' work-rate was also admirable, their players often doubling up on Everton's main threats like Marouane Fellaini, while Victor Anichibe found he had unwelcome, unstinting company throughout.
Derived terms
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editTranslations
editgenerous and tireless with one’s contributions
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References
edit- ^ “unstinting, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023; “unstinting, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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