limitless
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of limitless
Explanation
When something is limitless, there's an unending amount or supply of it. If you truly believe there are limitless possibilities in life, you see no limit to what people can achieve. If the investor funding your business idea says she has limitless financial resources, that means the money will never run out. And if your friend promises limitless supplies of ice cream at her party, she's confident she won't run out. The ocean appears limitless — boundless in size — when you gaze at the horizon, and you may feel limitless amounts of love for the special people in your life. Limitless things have no limit, a word based in the Latin limitem, "boundary."
Example Sentences
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Social Security’s actuaries calculated that Larson’s bill would ensure the program’s solvency for at least 75 years, but in practical terms into the almost limitless future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
An international team has demonstrated that AI can rapidly narrow an almost limitless number of possible material combinations to identify the most promising candidates.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Nvidia has nearly limitless cash to spend, and buys memory that offers producers higher margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
"Military forced conscription became the main challenging factor for us on the battlefield as it enabled the military with limitless manpower," he explains as he takes his men on patrol in the sweltering heat.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
He understood that his influence was not limitless, and if he made a move that failed to conform to journalistic expectations, the image that he had painstakingly cultivated could be ruined.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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