illimitable

[ih-lim-i-tuh-buh l]

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adjective

incapable of being limited; limitless; boundless.

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Origin of illimitable

First recorded in 1590–1600; il-² + limitable

Related formsil·lim·it·a·bil·i·ty, il·lim·it·a·ble·ness, nounil·lim·it·a·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for illimitable

Art and Love speak—but their words must be Like sighings of illimitable forests, And waves of an unfathomable sea.
Legends and Lyrics: First Series|Adelaide Anne Procter
His high pitched voice shrieked bombastic platitude into my ears for an illimitable time.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne|William J. Locke
Victor Hugo made this approach to the illimitable in power, that he was well-nigh equally able to do great things and to do small.
French Classics|William Cleaver Wilkinson
Every portion of this illimitable desert of flame is pouring forth torrents of heat.
McClure's Magazine December, 1895|Edited by Ida M. Tarbell

It was a cool hazy day, and in the west the kopjes seemed to swim in an illimitable sea of blue.
The African Colony|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for illimitable

illimitable

adjective

limitless; boundless

Derived Formsillimitability or illimitableness, nounillimitably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for illimitable

illimitable

adj.

1590s, from il- "not" + limitable.