unwearing

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ wearing

Adjective[edit]

unwearing (not comparable)

  1. That does not erode; durable; lasting.
    • 1894, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, volume 89, number 534, page 787:
      There is an unfailing charm about his novels, an unwearing freshness.
    • 1851, Snow Drop: Juvenile Magazine, volume 1, page 294:
      [] he little knew what strength, a great, moral effort, a stern, unbending will, and an unwearing faith, will impart, even to one so young as that heroic girl, []