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infinite
- /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/ UK
- /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/ US
- /ˈɪnfənɪt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English infinite, from Old French infinit and its etymon Latin īnfīnītus, from in- (“not”) + fīnis (“end”) + the perfect passive participle ending -ītus. By surface analysis, in- + finite. Doublet of infinito. Displaced native Old English unġeendodlīċ.
adjective more infinite · most infinite
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Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.
The number is so infinite, that verily it would be an easier matter for me to reckon up those that have feared the same.
Similar: immeasurable, inestimable, vast
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Boundless, endless, without end or limits; innumerable.
Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite.
Similar: amaranthine, boundless, endless, interminable, limitless, unbounded, unending, unlimited, ageful, agelong, celestial, enduring
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Infinitely many.
Huxley's theory says that if you provide infinite monkeys with infinite typewriters, some monkey somewhere will eventually create a masterpiece – a play by Shakespeare, a Platonic dialogue, or an economic treatise by Adam Smith.
Similar: countless, innumerable, numberless, uncountable, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, untold
- Greater than any positive quantity or magnitude; limitless.
- Having infinitely many elements. For any infinite set, there is a 1-1 correspondence between it and at least one of its proper subsets. For example, there is a 1-1 correspondence between the set of natural numbers and the set of squares of natural numbers, which is a proper subset of the set of natural numbers.
- Not limited by person or number.
- Capable of endless repetition; said of certain forms of the canon, also called perpetual fugues, constructed so that their ends lead to their beginnings.
Similar: bottomless, boundless, endless, infinite, limitless, unbottomed, unbounded, unlimited, universal · Opposite: finite, infinitesimal, limited, noninfinite, uninfinite
number
- Infinitely many.
noun infinites
- Something that is infinite in nature. Sooner Earth / Might go round Heaven, and the strait girth of Time / Inswathe the fulness of Eternity, / Than language grasp the infinite of Love.
- A combo that can be used repeatedly without interruption. […] prevents overpowered combos and infinites […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: endless, inexhaustible, limitless, boundless, unlimited, unbounded, incalculable, absolute, sempiternal, uninflected, non-finite, unnumbered, uncounted, unnumberable, dateless, innumerable
adjective
Similar: bottomless, boundless, endless, infinite, limitless, unbottomed, unbounded, unlimited, universal · Opposite: finite, infinitesimal, limited, noninfinite, uninfinite
Translations
Every language
adj figuratively, very large
| 日本語 | 途方もない tohō mo nai, 巨大な kyodai na |
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| हिन्दी | अपरिमित aprimit |
| Português | infinito |
| Français | infini |
| Deutsch | unendlich, endlos, unzählige |
| Română | infinit, nelimitat, nesfârșit |
| Русский | бесконе́чный beskonéčnyj, несме́тный nesmétnyj, бесчи́сленный besčíslennyj |
| Tiếng Việt | vô bờ, bất tận |
adj boundless, endless
| Español | infinito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무한 muhan |
| 日本語 | 果てしない hateshinai, 無限の mugen no |
| 中文 | 無窮 /无穷 wúqióng, 無限 /无限 wúxiàn |
| हिन्दी | अनंत anant, अनन्त anant, असीम asīm, अपरिमित aprimit |
| Português | infinito |
| Français | infini |
| Deutsch | unendlich, endlos, unbegrenzt, unbeschränkt |
| Italiano | infinito |
| Ελληνικά | άπειρος ápeiros |
| Română | infinit, fără limită |
| Русский | бесконе́чный beskonéčnyj, безграни́чный bezgraníčnyj, беспреде́льный bespredélʹnyj, бескра́йний beskrájnij |
| Tiếng Việt | vô hạn, bất tận |
| עברית | אֵינְסוֹפִי einsofí, אֵין־סוֹפִי ein-sofí |
adj with plural noun: infinitely many
| Français | un nombre infini de |
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adj greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
| हिन्दी | अनन्त anant |
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| Português | infinito |
| Deutsch | unendlich |
| Ελληνικά | άπειρο ápeiro |
| Română | infinit |
| Русский | бесконе́чный beskonéčnyj |
adj having infinitely many elements
| Português | infinito |
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| Français | infini |
| Deutsch | unendlich groß |
| Română | infinit |
| Русский | бесконе́чный beskonéčnyj |
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