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Meaning of 'infinite' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Infinite [ a.]
- Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance.
- 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.
- Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic; prodigious.
- Greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind; -- said of certain quantities.
- 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.
2 . Infinite [ n.]
- That which is infinite; boundless space or duration; infinity; boundlessness.
- An infinite quantity or magnitude.
- An infinity; an incalculable or very great number.
- The Infinite Being; God; the Almighty.

Meaning of 'infinite' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . infinite [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
Example in sentence:
  • the boundless regions of the infinite;
  • they tested his ability to locate objects in space
2 . infinite [ a]
Meaning (2):
- (of verbs) not having tense, person, or number (as a participle or gerund or infinitive)
Example in sentence:
  • infinite verb form
Meaning (3):
- having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
Example in sentence:
  • infinite wealth;
  • the infinite ingenuity of man
4 . infinite [ s]
Meaning (4):
- too numerous to be counted
Example in sentence:
  • an infinite number of reasons;
  • countless hours;
  • innumerable difficulties;
  • myriad stars;
  • the multitudinous seas
Meaning (5):
- total and all-embracing
Example in sentence:
  • God's infinite wisdom

Nearby Words:

infabricated infallibilist infallibility infallible infallibleness infallibly infame infamies infamize infamized

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