infinite

in-fi-nite · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Without limits; boundless or endless.

  2. 2.

    Very great in amount or degree.

  3. 3.

    (Mathematics) Greater than any assignable quantity.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    infinite wisdom — boundless knowledge and understanding
  • •
    infinite loop — a programming sequence that repeats endlessly
  • •
    to infinity — without any limit

Related words

Antonyms: bounded, finite, limited
See also: finite, infinitely, infinity
Synonyms: boundless, endless, limitless

Etymology

From Latin infinitus ("unbounded, unlimited"), from in- ("not") + finitus ("finished, limited"), past participle of finire ("to finish").