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infinite

infinite

184 4.2
Without limits or end
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/
: infinito
  • Mathematicians study infinite series that go on without end.
  • an infinite number
  • infinite possibilities
  • infinite variety

How can a finite effect come from an infinite 'cause, right?

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Examples

  • We're living in a world now with infinite competing priorities.

  • Your life is made up of infinite possibilities and you're not realizing one of them.

  • All you really need to know is infinite love is the only truth.

  • The game of business is an infinite game, right?

  • Guess what that means that your life has infinite value and worth.

  • What I wanted was something that gave infinite pleasure.

  • The variety of an ordinary life is infinite and precious.

  • Oh yes, we have finite resources, but infinite desires.

  • Whatever you do, you must never lose faith in the infinite wisdom and mercy of the Lord.

  • Above it is the infinite, the eternal that we mortals want to understand and explain.

Synonyms

countless
vsinfinite
248 2.5

There are so many that you cannot say how many

is the broader idea of having no limits, not only quantity
unlimited
vsinfinite
167 1.5

Having no end and no rules to stop it

means extreme size or amounts too large to count
endless
vsinfinite
111 2.5

Very large in number that seems to have no limit

is about vast size or being too many to count
limitless
vsinfinite
39 4.0

Very large and without any end

emphasizes vastness and being too many to count
untold
vsinfinite
37 4.8

A very large amount that cannot be counted or measured

expresses general absence of any limits or long lasting extent
myriad
vsinfinite
32 7.0

Very many, too many to count

speaks of lack of any limits in size or time
unending
vsinfinite
27 4.1

Lasting a long time without stopping

describes lack of limits or extreme large amounts
boundless
vsinfinite
26 5.0

Having no limit in size or amount

focuses on extreme scale and being too many to count
innumerable
vsinfinite
20 5.4

Too many to count

applies more to having no limits in size or time
incalculable
vsinfinite
12 8.1

Too great to measure or count

is about having no limits or being too many to count
inexhaustible
vsinfinite
10 6.5

Too large for people to use up

refers more to very large scale or being impossible to count
uncounted
vsinfinite
9 6.3

So many that you cannot say how many

denotes no limits in size or duration rather than absence of tallying
unbounded
vsinfinite
5 6.3

Not limited in amount or size

tells of huge magnitude and being too many to count
inestimable
vsinfinite
3 8.6

So great that you cannot measure its value

focuses on having no limits or being too many to count
numberless
vsinfinite
3 6.0

So many that you cannot count them

refers to unending scale or amounts too large to list rather than missing labels
measureless
vsinfinite
  • Literature
1 7.5

Very large in size or number with no clear limit

means lack of any limits or being too many to count
unnumbered
vsinfinite
1 7.5

So many that you cannot count them

refers to having no limits or being too large to count rather than missing labels
innumerous
vsinfinite
1 9.6

So many that you cannot count them

applies more to limitless magnitude or continuous duration
unnumberable
vsinfinite
7.8

So many that you cannot count them

describes overall lack of limits or being impossible to count
unnumerable
vsinfinite
7.9

Too many to count

means having no limits or continuing without stopping rather than listability

Antonyms

58 4.1

A thing that has a limit in amount, size, or time

Compounds

infinite wisdom
  • Informal
12 8.2

Said about someone who makes a decision that seems smart but is actually poor

infinite sequence
  • Specialized
1 7.8

A list of items that goes on without end

How Big

infinite
184 4.2
enormous
754 2.1
huge
∞ 1.0
large
∞ 1.0
medium
284 1.3
small
∞ 1.0
tiny
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

infinite positive
infiniter comparative
infinitest superlative

Morphology

infinite = finite (transparent) = in + finite

This is a regular negative prefixation of 'finite', so a learner who knows 'finite' can directly infer 'not finite' or 'without limits'.

Etymology

Infinite comes from the parts in- meaning 'not' and finis meaning 'end', the same root you see in finish. So infinite means 'not ending' or without limits, like a road that goes on forever.