boundless

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adjective

having no bounds; infinite or vast; unlimited: His boundless energy amazed his friends.

Origin of boundless

First recorded in 1585–95; bound³ + -less

Related formsbound·less·ly, adverbbound·less·ness, noun

Synonyms

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limitless, endless, unbounded, inexhaustible, illimitable.

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Contemporary Examples

For once, the boundless nature of comic story-telling is actually being used to cross boundaries.
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Liz Watson
July 20, 2014
Operating systems with sophisticated voices, talking computers, robots, androids—the future in those realms is boundless.
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Kevin Fallon
December 18, 2013
David Frost was a man of boundless energy, fierce loyalty, disarming charm, and keen intelligence.
The Private David Frost
John M. Florescu
September 3, 2013
Yes, “the Macker” is a fast-talking salesman and boundless fundraiser, whose public persona is one of aggressive inauthenticity.
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Jamelle Bouie
August 22, 2013
Now, I have boundless respect, and not a little affection, for Anat Hoffman.
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Bernard Avishai
June 14, 2013

Historical Examples

From Liege to Cologne the country exhibited one boundless harvest.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327
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But his boundless self-confidence served him well in this crisis.
Stories from Thucydides
H. L. Havell
Mrs Verloc sat still, amazed, lost in boundless astonishment.
The Secret Agent
Joseph Conrad
Not a light now remained, there was but a boundless expanse of gloom.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
As production and trade were nearly at a standstill, the misery was boundless.
Freeland
Theodor Hertzka

British Dictionary definitions for boundless

boundless

adjective

unlimited; vastboundless energy

Derived Formsboundlessly, adverbboundlessness, noun

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Word Origin and History for boundless

adj.

1590s, from bound (n.) + -less. Related: Boundlessly; boundlessness.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for boundless

Contemporary Examples

For once, the boundless nature of comic story-telling is actually being used to cross boundaries.

Operating systems with sophisticated voices, talking computers, robots, androids—the future in those realms is boundless.

David Frost was a man of boundless energy, fierce loyalty, disarming charm, and keen intelligence.

Yes, “the Macker” is a fast-talking salesman and boundless fundraiser, whose public persona is one of aggressive inauthenticity.

Now, I have boundless respect, and not a little affection, for Anat Hoffman.

Historical Examples

From Liege to Cologne the country exhibited one boundless harvest.

But his boundless self-confidence served him well in this crisis.

Mrs Verloc sat still, amazed, lost in boundless astonishment.

Not a light now remained, there was but a boundless expanse of gloom.

As production and trade were nearly at a standstill, the misery was boundless.

boundless

Word Origin and History for boundless

adj.

Origin of boundless