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infinity

infinity

94 5.7
A time that never ends
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/
translation icon : infinito
  • Time seemed to stretch into infinity as we waited for the event to begin.
  • infinity symbol
  • negative infinity
  • positive infinity

Could we go back endlessly to Infinity, as we say?

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Examples

  • As we gazed at the stars, we couldn't help but ponder the concept of infinity in the universe.

  • OK, so Y goes from minus Infinity to Infinity.

  • So the range is from negative Infinity to Infinity.

  • This is just going out to Infinity in flat pieces.

  • So zero and Infinity are the same and it's all one.

  • A power hidden in the infinity of space.

  • At least I have now understood infinity, if not the other thing.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • History is the record of human freedom from the infinity or givenness of nature.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The blue sky, the desert earth, stretching out into the eerie infinity.

  • Wide-open prairie, rolling on the infinity of the horizon, stretched far beyond the city, beyond the banks.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

eternity
vsinfinity
224 5.8

Time that never ends, often imagined after death

is the neutral term for unlimited time not mainly philosophical
forever
vsinfinity
12 1.4

A very long time with no end

is the formal or neutral label for time without limit rather than casual speech
endlessness
vsinfinity
1 6.0

A state of having no end or limit

refers specifically to an unlimited period of time
infinitude
vsinfinity
  • Literature
1 9.9

A state of having no limit or end

focuses on time as an unending period rather than abstract amount
limitlessness
vsinfinity
1 8.9

A state with no end or edge

applies to time as an unending period rather than general freedom
everlastingness
vsinfinity
9.9

A state of lasting forever

describes an unlimited period itself rather than the abstract quality
foreverness
vsinfinity
8.3

A state of seeming to last or really lasting without an end

names an unlimited time period rather than the impression of duration
eternality
vsinfinity
8.4

Lasting forever without a beginning or end

is the term for an unlimited period of time rather than the quality
infiniteness
vsinfinity
8.8

The state of having no limits or end

is used for unlimited time specifically rather than general quality
boundlessness
vsinfinity
7.5

The quality of having no limits in space, time, or size

is the time term for an unending period rather than a physical space idea
unboundedness
vsinfinity
9.9

A state of having no limits or end

when applied to time it means an unlimited period rather than any context
apeiron
vsinfinity
  • Formal
9.9

An endless, boundless origin of everything in ancient Greek thinking

is the common term for unlimited time not tied to philosophy
alway
vsinfinity
  • Archaic
9.9

An old word for a time that never ends

is the modern term for unlimited time rather than archaic wording

Antonyms

1 8.0

The state of having limits in size, amount, or time

How Unlimited

infinity
94 5.7
infinitude
  • Literature
1 9.9
endlessness
1 6.0

Surface Forms

infinity singular
infinities plural

Morphology

infinity = infinite (semi-transparent) = in + finite + y

The noun is a standard abstract formation from 'infinite', but the spelling change to '-ity/-y' style in 'infinity' makes the relationship slightly less obvious for learners.

Etymology

Infinity comes from Latin parts in- 'not' and finis 'end', the same root as finish. So infinity means 'no end', something that continues without limit.