unstinting

English

WOTD – 26 September 2023

Etymology

From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) ‎ stint (“to be mean or sparing”) ‎ -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs), 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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /(ˌ)ʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/, [-ɾɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -ɪntɪŋ
• Hyphenation: un‧stint‧ing

Adjective

unstinting (comparative more unstinting, superlative most unstinting)

1. 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

• unstintingly
• unstintingness

Related terms

• stint
• stinting
• stintingly

Translations

generous and tireless with one’s contributions

• Dutch: mateloos (nl), onbeperkt (nl)
• Finnish: aulis (fi)
• Macedonian: безре́зервен (bezrézerven), неогра́ничен (neográničen)
• Spanish: generoso (es), incansable (es), infatigable (es)
• Telugu: తిరుగులేని (te) (tirugulēni), మడమ తిప్పని (maḍama tippani)