Meaning & use
Relentlessness
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the quality of being persistently harsh, unyielding, or continuing without any let-up
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It was the sheer relentlessness of the rain that finally flooded the basement.
Her coach admired the relentlessness of her training schedule.
A note on using this word
The noun form of "relentless," itself from an obsolete verb "relent" plus the negative suffix; it can describe both admirable determination and oppressive severity.
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leniencyslackness
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