infinite
pronunciation
How to pronounce infinite in British English:
UK [ˈɪnfɪnət]
How to pronounce infinite in American English:
US [ˈɪnfɪnət]
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- Adjective:
- having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
- of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive)
- too numerous to be counted
- total and all-embracing
Word Origin
- infinite (adj.)
- late 14c., "eternal, limitless," also "extremely great in number," from Old French infinit "endless, boundless," and directly from Latin infinitus "unbounded, unlimited," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + finitus "defining, definite," from finis "end" (see finish (v.)). The noun meaning "that which is infinite" is from 1580s.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Art is a step from nature toward the infinite .
- 2. Once that happens , demand is potentially infinite .
- 3. No modern democracy has infinite patience .
- 4. In an infinite population , anything that can happen will happen .
- 5. You must have had infinite faith in your cause .