Unquenchable
adjective
Unable to be satisfied or stopped.
He had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge.
Often appears as...
- unquenchable thirst
- unquenchable desire
adjective
Unable to be satisfied or stopped.
He had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge.
Often appears as...
- unquenchable thirst
- unquenchable desire
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to express a deep, often emotional need that can't be easily ignored or denied.
Her unquenchable passion for social justice drove her to rally.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Often figurative, describing strong desires rather than actual physical thirst.
His unquenchable curiosity made him an excellent detective.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbolic
Can be an exaggeration to emphasize the intensity of a need or desire.
She spoke of her unquenchable longing for adventure.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to express a deep, often emotional need that can't be easily ignored or denied.
Her unquenchable passion for social justice drove her to rally.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Often figurative, describing strong desires rather than actual physical thirst.
His unquenchable curiosity made him an excellent detective.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbolic
Can be an exaggeration to emphasize the intensity of a need or desire.
She spoke of her unquenchable longing for adventure.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to express a deep, often emotional need that can't be easily ignored or denied.
Her unquenchable passion for social justice drove her to rally.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Often figurative, describing strong desires rather than actual physical thirst.
His unquenchable curiosity made him an excellent detective.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbolic
Can be an exaggeration to emphasize the intensity of a need or desire.
She spoke of her unquenchable longing for adventure.
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Video examples
C.K. Williams: Poetry...
an uncensored vagina, has left me forever infected with an unquenchable lust of the eye. Always that erotic murmur, I'm hardly myself if I'm not in a state of incipient desire.
Video examples
C.K. Williams: Poetry...
an uncensored vagina, has left me forever infected with an unquenchable lust of the eye. Always that erotic murmur, I'm hardly myself if I'm not in a state of incipient desire.
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Quote examples
Mike Birbiglia
American Comedian
As a comedian, you want people to like you. That's part of why you're there in the first place: You have this unquenchable need to be liked, and then when you divert from that and take a chance at doing something that has moments of fierce unlikeability, you can hit some real low points.
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Jack Ramsay
American Coach
Saint Joseph's still is among the smaller-enrollment institutions with a big-time basketball program. The Jesuits still offer the same high-quality education. St. Joe's students and alumni are as supportive as ever, and their spirit is unquenchable.
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Bruce Lee
American Actor
Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.
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Anna Wintour
English Editor
Vogue' and 'Vice' may appear to some to see the world through different lenses. But in my view, both are fearless and breathtaking, with unquenchable curiosity and vigor.
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Paul Tudor Jones
American Businessman
The secret to being successful from a trading perspective is to have an indefatigable and an undying and unquenchable thirst for information and knowledge.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
Quote examples
Mike Birbiglia
American Comedian
As a comedian, you want people to like you. That's part of why you're there in the first place: You have this unquenchable need to be liked, and then when you divert from that and take a chance at doing something that has moments of fierce unlikeability, you can hit some real low points.
Quote examples
Jack Ramsay
American Coach
Saint Joseph's still is among the smaller-enrollment institutions with a big-time basketball program. The Jesuits still offer the same high-quality education. St. Joe's students and alumni are as supportive as ever, and their spirit is unquenchable.
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Bruce Lee
American Actor
Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.
Quote examples
Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.
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Anna Wintour
English Editor
Vogue' and 'Vice' may appear to some to see the world through different lenses. But in my view, both are fearless and breathtaking, with unquenchable curiosity and vigor.
Quote examples
Paul Tudor Jones
American Businessman
The secret to being successful from a trading perspective is to have an indefatigable and an undying and unquenchable thirst for information and knowledge.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
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