infinite
/ˈɪnfɪnɪt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.16 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Boundless, endless, without end or limits; innumerable.
adj
adj
Capable of endless repetition; said of certain forms of the canon, also called perpetual fugues, constructed so that their ends lead to their beginnings.
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Example Sentences
- "The number is so infinite, that verily it would be an easier matter for me to reckon up those that have feared the same."
- "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 cannot sink."
- "infinite riches in a little room"
- "which infinite calamity shall cause to human life"
- "Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite."
- "Huxley's theory says that if you provide infinite monkeys with infinite typewriters, some monkey somewhere will eventually create a masterpiece – a play by Shakespeare, a Platonic dialogue, or an economic treatise by Adam Smith."
Etymology
From Middle English infinite, from Old French infinit and its etymon Latin īnfīnītus, from in- (“not”) + fīnis (“end”) + the perfect passive participle ending -ītus. By surface analysis, in- + finite. Doublet of infinito. Displaced native Old English unġeendodlīċ.
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/
- British English: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/