illimitable

[ih-lim-i-tuh-buhl]

adjective

1. incapable of being limited; limitless; boundless.

illimitable

/ ɪˈlɪmɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. limitless; boundless

Other Word Forms

• illimitability noun
• illimitableness noun
• illimitably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of illimitable¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; il- ² + limitable ( def. )

Example Sentences

His narcissism, his megalomania, his delicate yet illimitable ego, would have it no other way.

From Washington Post

Well past age 90, when she became the oldest woman to win a Grammy, Cotten enthralled audiences with her illimitable music and storytelling.

From Washington Post

“And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all,” concludes Poe.

From Washington Post

Indeed, for all its campy excess, Corman’s film ends with the Poe story’s grim epitaph: “And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.”

From New York Times

His evocative images tantalise us with illimitable horizons and an alternative way of life.

From The Guardian