Infinite Definition
ĭnfə-nĭt
adjective
Lacking limits or bounds; extending beyond measure or comprehension: without beginning or end; endless.
Webster's New World
Having no boundaries or limits; impossible to measure or calculate.
American Heritage
Very great; vast; immense.
Webster's New World
Indefinitely large; greater than any finite number however large.
Webster's New World
Unlimited in spatial extent.
A line of infinite length.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
Something infinite, as space or time.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- infinity
- boundlessness
- the unknown
- space
- scintilla
- negligibility
- eternity
- iota
- infinitesimality
- inconsequentiality
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Infinite
- the Infinite (Being)
Origin of Infinite
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Middle English infinit from Old French from Latin īnfīnītus in- not in–1 fīnītus finite from past participle of fīnīre to limit finite
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin infinitus, from in- (“not”) + finis (“end”) + the perfect passive participle ending -itus.
From Wiktionary
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