infinitude
Americannoun
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infinity.
divine infinitude.
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an infinite extent, amount, or number.
noun
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the state or quality of being infinite
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an infinite extent, quantity, degree, etc
Etymology
Origin of infinitude
1635–45; infin(ite) + -itude, on the model of magnitude, multitude
Example Sentences
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The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were finitude, infinitude, unfitted and unidentified.
From New York Times • May 29, 2023
Dr. Ribet picked a classic as his favorite theorem: the infinitude of primes.
From Scientific American • Jul. 15, 2018
Towards the end of the book, you pose the questions, “What other kinds of air exist in the infinitude of space? What airs do alien life-forms breathe?”
From National Geographic • Aug. 13, 2017
Out in hyperspace, room has been found for an infinitude of supplementary tales.
From The Guardian • Nov. 22, 2015
“It’s all right, Alyssa,” I say, with an infinitude of understanding.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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