finitude

American

[fin-i-tood, -tyood, fahy-ni-] / ˈfɪn ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud, ˈfaɪ nɪ- /

noun

a finite state or quality.

Etymology

Origin of finitude

First recorded in 1635–45; fini(te) + -tude

Example Sentences

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Old age reminds those undergoing it of the finitude of life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were finitude, infinitude, unfitted and unidentified.

From New York Times • May 29, 2023

But, as the artist reminds us, life’s finitude is precisely what makes it meaningful — making it a little bit easier to acknowledge, and even accept, the precariousness in all of our lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2023

“I guess the type I like is the one working with classic questions about our finitude and limitations as humans.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022

All obstacles to this union create misery, giving rise to the baser passions that are expressions of finitude, of that separateness which is negative and therefore máyá.

From Creative Unity by Tagore, Rabindranath

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