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INFINITE
infinite
(adjective) total and all-embracing; “God’s infinite wisdom”
countless, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable
(adjective) too numerous to be counted; “countless hours”; “an infinite number of reasons”; “innumerable difficulties”; “the multitudinous seas”; “myriad stars”
infinite
(adjective) having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude; “the infinite ingenuity of man”; “infinite wealth”
infinite, non-finite, nonfinite
(adjective) (of verbs) not having tense, person, or number (as a participle or gerund or infinitive); “infinite verb form”
space, infinite
(noun) the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; “they tested his ability to locate objects in space”; “the boundless regions of the infinite”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
infinite (comparative more infinite, superlative most infinite)
Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense. [from 14th c.]
Boundless, endless, without end or limits; innumerable. [from 15th c.]
(with plural noun) Infinitely many. [from 15th c.]
(mathematics) Greater than any positive quantity or magnitude; limitless. [from 17th c.]
(set theory, of a set) Having infinitely many elements.
(grammar) Not limited by person or number. [from 19th c.]
(music) Capable of endless repetition; said of certain forms of the canon, also called perpetual fugues, constructed so that their ends lead to their beginnings.
Usage notes
Although the term is incomparable in the precise sense, it can be comparable both in mathematics and set theory to compare different degrees of infinity, and informally to denote yet a larger thing.
Poets (and particularly hymn-writers before the 20th century) would commonly rhyme the word as though pronounced [-ɑɪnɑɪt] and church congregations still on occasion adopt that pronunciation.
Synonyms
• (indefinably large): immeasurable, inestimable, vast
• (without end or limits): amaranthine, boundless, endless, interminable, limitless, unbounded, unending, unlimited; see also infinite or eternal
• (infinitely many): countless; see also innumerable
Antonyms
• finite
• infinitesimal
• limited
Hyponyms
• (set theory): countably infinite
• (set theory): uncountable
Numeral
infinite
Infinitely many.
Noun
infinite (plural infinites)
Something that is infinite in nature.
Source: Wiktionary
In"fi*nite, a. Etym: [L. infinitus: cf. F. infini. See In- not, and Finite.]
1. Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance. Whatever is finite, as finite, will admit of no comparative relation with infinity; for whatever is less than infinite is still infinitely distant from infinity; and lower than infinite distance the lowest or least can not sink. H. Brooke.
2. Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of God; -- opposed to finite. Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite. Ps. cxlvii. 5. O God, how infinite thou art! I. Watts.
3. Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic; prodigious. Infinite riches in a little room. Marlowe. Which infinite calamity shall cause To human life. Milton.
4. (Math.)
Definition: Greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind; -- said of certain quantities.
5. (Mus.)
Definition: Capable of endless repetition; -- said of certain forms of the canon, called also perpetual fugues, so constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly repeated. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Syn.
– Boundless; immeasurable; illimitable; interminable; limitless; unlimited; endless; eternal.
In"fi*nite, n.
1. That which is infinite; boundless space or duration; infinity; boundlessness. Not till the weight is heaved from off the air, and the thunders roll down the horizon, will the serene light of God flow upon us, and the blue infinite embrace us again. J. Martineau.
2. (Math.)
Definition: An infinite quantity or magnitude.
3. An infinity; an incalculable or very great number. Glittering chains, embroidered richly o'er With infinite of pearls and finest gold. Fanshawe.
4. The Infinite Being; God; the Almighty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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