infinite

[in-fuh-nit]

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adjective

immeasurably great: an infinite capacity for forgiveness.

indefinitely or exceedingly great: infinite sums of money.

unlimited or unmeasurable in extent of space, duration of time, etc.: the infinite nature of outer space.

unbounded or unlimited; boundless; endless: God's infinite mercy.

Mathematics.

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

noun

something that is infinite.

Mathematics. an infinite quantity or magnitude.

the boundless regions of space.

the Infinite (Being), God.

Origin of infinite

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin infīnītus boundless. See in-³, finite

Related formsin·fi·nite·ly, adverbin·fi·nite·ness, nounnon·in·fi·nite, adjective, nounnon·in·fi·nite·ly, adverbnon·in·fi·nite·ness, nounqua·si-in·fi·nite, adjectivequa·si-in·fi·nite·ly, adverbsu·per·in·fi·nite, adjectivesu·per·in·fi·nite·ly, adverbsu·per·in·fi·nite·ness, nounun·in·fi·nite, adjectiveun·in·fi·nite·ly, adverbun·in·fi·nite·ness, noun

Synonyms for infinite

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1. enormous, immense, tremendous.

Antonyms for infinite

1. small, limited.

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Related Words for infinite

enormous, untold, eternal, perpetual, inexhaustible, incalculable, never-ending, unending, immense, boundless, immeasurable, bottomless, interminable, everlasting, vast, absolute, total, million, enduring, incessant

Examples from the Web for infinite

Contemporary Examples of infinite

He asked the first local he could find if he had arrived on an island, and was assured that he had, but that it was infinite.
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He was informed indeed he had, however the island was infinite.
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Brin-Jonathan Butler
December 19, 2014
It is the principle of infinite compossibility—the idea that no two things must rule each other out.
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November 19, 2014
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“When I looked at it, it seemed unquenchable and endless and infinite,” he remembers.
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Historical Examples of infinite

It was only the infinite mercy of God that I didn't kill him.
Viviette
William J. Locke
For a race which has the infinite as its goal the word must be on and on.
The Conquest of Fear
Basil King
Of the Infinite the finite mind can only catch a finite glimpse.
The Conquest of Fear
Basil King
That is my chief point with regard to the Infinite—that it must be here.
The Conquest of Fear
Basil King
His gaze, however, though not its direction, was still to the infinite.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for infinite

infinite

adjective

having no limits or boundaries in time, space, extent, or magnitude
(as noun; preceded by the)the infinite

extremely or immeasurably great or numerousinfinite wealth

all-embracing, absolute, or totalGod's infinite wisdom

maths

having an unlimited number of digits, factors, terms, members, etcan infinite series
(of a set) able to be put in a one-to-one correspondence with part of itself
(of an integral) having infinity as one or both limits of integrationCompare finite (def. 2)

Derived Formsinfinitely, adverbinfiniteness, noun

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Word Origin and History for infinite

adj.

late 14c., "eternal, limitless," also "extremely great in number," from Old French infinit "endless, boundless," and directly from Latin infinitus "unbounded, unlimited," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + finitus "defining, definite," from finis "end" (see finish). The noun meaning "that which is infinite" is from 1580s.

infinite in Science

infinite

[ĭn′fə-nĭt]

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

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

Being without an upper or lower numerical bound.