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finite

/ˈfaɪ.naɪt/ UK
/ˈfaɪ.naɪt/ Canada, US
[ˈfaɪ.nʌɪt]
/ˈfɑe.nɑet/ Australia
/ˈfaɪ.naɪt/ New Zealand
[ˈfɑe̯.nɑe̯t] New Zealand

Rhymes with -aɪt

Where it comes from

The adjective is derived from Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin fīnītus, perfect passive participle of fīniō (“to finish; to terminate”), from fīnis (“boundary”). The word displaced Old English ġeendodlīċ.

The noun is derived from the adjective.

adjective more finite · most finite

Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
Similar: limited
Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number.
of a module (or algebra) over a ring finitely generated (as a module).

Opposite: infinite, nonfinite, infinitival, unlimited, endless, eternal, everlasting

noun finites

A thing which has an end or limit. Diſagreement in Subſtance or Eſſence […] may be called Diſproportion, as, there is a Diſproportion betvveen Finites and Infinites, i.e. there is no Proportion betvveen them.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bounded, delimited, impermanent, exhaustible, limited, inflected, tensed, processed, final, defined, determinate, finished, done, out, end, ended

adjective

Opposite: infinite, nonfinite, infinitival, unlimited, endless, eternal, everlasting

Translations

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adj having an end or limit

Español	limitado, finito
日本語	限られた kagirareta, 有限な yūgen na, 有限の yūgen no
中文	有限的 yǒuxiàn de
हिन्दी	परिमित parimit
Português	finito
Français	fini
Deutsch	endlich
Italiano	finito
Ελληνικά	πεπερασμένος peperasménos
Română	finit, limitat, care are limită
Русский	коне́чный konéčnyj, ограни́ченный ograníčennyj
עברית	סוֹפִי sofí

adj grammar: limited by person or number

Español	personal
中文	限定的
Français	fini

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@misc{finite_2026,
  title = {finite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/finite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}