unstinting

== English == === 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/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/, [-ɾɪŋ] Rhymes: -ɪntɪŋ Hyphenation: un‧stint‧ing === Adjective === unstinting (comparative more unstinting, superlative most unstinting) Generous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===