infinite

  • 11infinite — (adj.) late 14c., eternal, limitless, also extremely great in number, from O.Fr. infinit endless, boundless, and directly from L. infinitus unbounded, unlimited, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + finitus defining, definite, from… …

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  • 12infinite — infinite, infinitely are derived from the Latin word infinitus meaning ‘without limit’ (Latin finis ‘end’), and this is the proper meaning of these words in English. In practice, however, they tend to be used in the weaker senses ‘very great’ and …

    Modern English usage

  • 13infinite — I adjective boundless, ceaseless, countless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, exhaustless, illimitable, immeasurable, imperishable, incalculable, indestructible, inexhaustible, infinitus, innumerable, interminable, lasting, limitless,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 14infinite — [adj] limitless, without end absolute, all embracing, bottomless, boundless, enduring, enormous, eternal, everlasting, illimitable, immeasurable, immense, incalculable, incessant, inestimable, inexhaustible, interminable, measureless, million,… …

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  • 15infinité — Infinité, Infinitas …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 16infinite — ► ADJECTIVE 1) limitless in space, extent, or size. 2) very great in amount or degree. DERIVATIVES infinitely adverb infiniteness noun infinitude noun. ORIGIN Latin infinitus …

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  • 17infinité — (in fi ni té) s. f. 1°   Qualité de ce qui est infini. •   L homme n est produit que pour l infinité, PASC. Préf. Vide.. •   Il est bien croyable que Dieu, qui aime infiniment, en donne des preuves proportionnées à l infinité de son amour et à l… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 18infinite — [[t]ɪ̱nfɪnɪt[/t]] 1) ADJ (emphasis) If you describe something as infinite, you are emphasizing that it is extremely great in amount or degree. ...an infinite variety of landscapes... With infinite care, John shifted position... The choice is… …

    English dictionary

  • 19infinite — 01. He gets [infinite] pleasure from playing with his children. 02. Bella will be a wonderful kindergarten teacher. She seems to have an [infinite] amount of patience with children, and is very loving. 03. The field of wild flowers showed a… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 20infinite — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English infinit, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French, from Latin infinitus, from in + finitus finite Date: 14th century 1. extending indefinitely ; endless < infinite space > 2. immeasurably or inconceivably&#8230; …

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