finitude

American  

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

noun

1. a finite state or quality.

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Etymology

Origin of finitude

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

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

Decay and finitude haunt Rambo’s story, including social breakdown, the limits of technology, and the loss of Earth as a habitable place.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2022

Like substance, beauty would be everywhere one and the same, and any tendency to prefer one thing to another would be a proof of finitude and illusion.

From The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory by Santayana, George