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?
I only know it thanks to the Camelot song from Holy Grail.
In war we’re tough and able
Quite indefatigable
Between our quests we sequin vests and impersonate Clark Gable
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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
Dropping those etymonline links…. You’re making me hot
https://www.etymonline.com/word/hot
Hadn’t made my way onto this page (de-) before, makes more sense in this context with the upper interpretation than what I was thinking from the second paragraph.
Welcome to English, no it doesn’t make sense and it contradicts it’s own supposed “rules” constantly, but it’s made of a hodgepodge of other languages, as well as slang that evolved from both it and those other languages, so what do you expect?
I prefer unfatigable myself.
You can’t teeg grandma.
I would say you are more literate because it’s in the last sentence, most people never read that far.
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.
I’d put money on the nurse being a roleplayer / watcher. It’s a character attribute you can have in DnD 5e and I believe pops up in a few other tabletop games, so like, golems/robots “don’t get tired.”
Also totally possible he just likes older media of course.
Hornblower?
In war we’re tough and able, Quite indefatigable. Between our quests we sequin vests and impersonate Clark Gable.
I. Have. To. Push. The. Pram a loooooot.
Yes
my thought process was IN (no) and FATIGUE (tired) per context clues it seems like someone who doesnt get tired
idk the word tho
That is roughly what it means, yeah.
It’s a perfectly cromulent word!
Indubitably
LOVELESS Yes, Mr. West, I’m sure a well- endowed blackamoor like yourself must find it absolutely impossible… that a freak like me could fully enjoy the pleasure of a woman. But having witnessed my use of mechinology so far… wouldn’t you think I could provide myself with something for the lower half of my body that was hard-pumping and indefatigably steely?
I came here to see if anybody else had that as a wordly wise word in high school
What about “infantile indefatigability”?
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That could be a silly little workplace game, everyone is told the WoTD in chat in the morning, and everyone just memes on it all day.