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

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

Not to mention, it impresses upon me the Town’s finitude, how even in a tight crew, some of us are connected in ways we haven’t yet discerned.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2021

In other words, our consciousness of ourselves is at the same time consciousness of our finitude, and hence of our relation to a being who is infinite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various