Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: fin-i-ty
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or characteristic of being limited in number or scope.

Uncountable

noun

Something which is limited in number or scope.

Countable

Example Sentences

"He was calm in the conviction that he could measure and calculate the universe […] He matched finity against the Infinite."
"Nature has many tricks wherewith she convinces man of his finity."
"In a very non-Aristotelian fashion, Nicholas of Cusa produced a synthesis of finity and infinity."
"We […] labor to find our identity in the infinite in spite of our encumberment in finity."
"If we imagined a person capable of comprehending infinity, we should merely think that he was able infinitely to add up finities."
"And this condescension of infinite Perfection to the finities—to their imperfections, contingencies, and littlenesses—is the very result of its perfection."

Etymology

From French finité, from Old French finité, from fini (past participle of finir (“to bound”)) + -ité.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: finité

Usage

Inflected Forms

finities (plural)

Synonyms

boundedness finitude finiteness limitedness enclosedness finity

Antonyms

infinity unlimitedness endlessness infiniteness infinitude limitlessness

Rhymes With

trinity infinity vicinity affinity virginity divinity bovinity patavinity

Questions

What does finity mean?: The state or characteristic of being limited in number or scope.
Where does finity come from?: It is traced to French.

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