Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died.
Hoffner’s close friend, Joe Conant, said she was found dead Monday morning by staff at the Brookdale Lake View senior living community. Conant said Hoffner apparently died in her sleep on Sunday night.
Conant, who is a nurse, said he met Hoffner — whom he called Grandma at her request — several years ago while he was working as a caregiver for another resident at the senior living center. He said she had amazing energy and remained mentally sharp.
“She was indefatigable. She just kept going,” he said Tuesday. “She was not someone who would take naps in the afternoon, or not show up for any function, dinner or anything else. She was always there, fully present. She kept going, always.”
No one’s going to say anything about “indefatigable”? Am I the only illiterate here that’s never heard of this word?
It’s a really uncommon word. But hey, you get to be one of today’s lucky 10,000.
Okay so it’s actually pronounceable. According to google it goes like: in-dee-fa-tu-ga-bull
In war we’re tough and able
Quite indefatigable
Between our quests we sequin vests and impersonate Clark Gable
Why in- and de- tho?
To me that sounds like she couldn’t have her fatigue reversed.
But, I wouldn’t be surprised if you were correct, language gonna language.
It’s an old pigeon French use, if you’re interested in that sort of thing it’s etymology.
Namely there are several warships named indefatigable.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/indefatigable
1580s (implied in indefatigably), from French indefatigable (15c.), from Latin indefatigabilis “that cannot be wearied,” from in- “not” (see in- (1)) + defatigare “to tire out,” from de- “utterly, down, away” (see de-) + fatigare “to weary” (see fatigue (n.)).
It’s not as common now as it used to be, and even back then it wasn’t really common, but it’s kind of like the word “inauspicious.” I had never heard anyone use the word before, but then I went to India and every English speaking Indian seemed to use the word regularly. It was weird.
But yeah, indefatigable is a word I’ve heard before, both spoken in older movies and in older books.
In war we’re tough and able, Quite indefatigable. Between our quests we sequin vests and impersonate Clark Gable.
my thought process was IN (no) and FATIGUE (tired) per context clues it seems like someone who doesnt get tired
idk the word tho
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What about “infantile indefatigability”?
