infinite

[in-fuh-nit]

adjective

1. immeasurably great.

   an infinite capacity for forgiveness.

   Synonyms: tremendous, immense, enormous
   Antonyms: limited, small

2. indefinitely or exceedingly great.

   infinite sums of money.

3. unlimited or unmeasurable in extent of space, duration of time, etc..

   the infinite nature of outer space.

4. unbounded or unlimited; boundless; endless.

   God's infinite mercy.

5. Mathematics.

   1. not finite.

   2. (of a set) having elements that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with a subset that is not the given set.

noun

1. something that is infinite.

2. Mathematics.,  an infinite quantity or magnitude.

3. the boundless regions of space.

4. the Infinite (Being), God.

infinite

/ ˈɪnfɪnɪt /

adjective

1. 1. having no limits or boundaries in time, space, extent, or magnitude

   2. ( as noun; preceded by the )

      the infinite

2. extremely or immeasurably great or numerous

   infinite wealth

3. all-embracing, absolute, or total

   God's infinite wisdom

4. maths

   1. having an unlimited number of digits, factors, terms, members, etc

      an infinite series

   2. (of a set) able to be put in a one-to-one correspondence with part of itself

   3. (of an integral) having infinity as one or both limits of integration Compare finite

infinite

1. Relating to a set that can be put into a one-to-one correspondence with some proper subset of its own members.

2. Relating to or being a numerical quantity describing the size of such a set.

3. Being without an upper or lower numerical bound.

Other Word Forms

• infinitely adverb
• infiniteness noun
• noninfinite adjective
• noninfinitely adverb
• noninfiniteness noun
• quasi-infinite adjective
• quasi-infinitely adverb
• superinfinite adjective
• superinfinitely adverb
• superinfiniteness noun
• uninfinite adjective
• uninfinitely adverb
• uninfiniteness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of infinite¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin infīnītus “boundless, endless”; equivalent to in- ³ + finite

Example Sentences

Instead, as Mr. King notes, they mostly inhabit the “twilight zone,” a place of shifting realities and an infinite number of possible explanations.

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If spirit is an invisible bridge between the flesh that eventually fails and the infinite contained within that vessel, this revised reading clothes “Untitled” in a new meaning.

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His cases focus on the gaps between finite means and what seem like infinite ends of a hostile environment.

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Almost all Medicare recipients do this, because there are no out-of-pocket maximums with Medicare, so costs for copays and coinsurance could otherwise be infinite.

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“I always learn something when I’m here,” Stilley said, “because there’s so many people who come with different sorts of plant knowledge, and there’s infinite different things about plants and ecology.”

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Related Words

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