continuous
adjective
[ kənˈtɪnjʊəs ]
• forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.
• "the whole performance is enacted in one continuous movement"
Similar:
continual,
uninterrupted,
unbroken,
constant,
ceaseless,
incessant,
steady,
sustained,
solid,
continuing,
ongoing,
unceasing,
without a break,
permanent,
non-stop,
round-the-clock,
always-on,
persistent,
unremitting,
relentless,
unrelenting,
unabating,
unrelieved,
without respite,
endless,
unending,
never-ending,
perpetual,
without end,
everlasting,
eternal,
interminable,
consecutive,
running,
with no let-up,
without surcease,
• another term for progressive (sense 3 of the adjective).
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’ (from con- ‘together with’ + tenere ‘hold’) + -ous.
