infinite
infinite Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Limitless or endless in space, extent, or size; impossible to measure or calculate.
"Astronomers have long debated whether the physical universe is finite or infinite in extent."
Extremely great in amount, degree, or number; seemingly without limit.
"Teaching young children to read requires infinite patience and creativity."
Greater than any assignable quantity or countable number, or continuing indefinitely without terminating (in mathematics).
"The set of prime numbers was proven by Euclid to be infinite."
• noun
A space, quantity, or reality that is limitless and boundless; infinity (usually preceded by 'the').
"Romantic poets often wrote about the human soul's longing for the infinite."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French infinit or directly from Latin infinitus ('unbounded, unlimited'), formed from the privative prefix in- ('not') and finitus ('bounded, limited'), the past participle of finire ('to finish, enclose within boundaries').