ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Infinite

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Infinite is an adjective meaning Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.

Meaning

Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.

More Meanings

  1. Boundless, endless, without end or limits; innumerable.
  2. (with plural noun) Infinitely many.
  3. (mathematics) Greater than any positive quantity or magnitude; limitless.
  4. (set theory, of a set) Having infinitely many elements.
  5. (grammar) Not limited by person or number.
  6. Infinitely many.
  7. (music) Capable of endless repetition; said of certain forms of the canon, also called perpetual fugues, constructed so that their ends lead to their beginnings.

Example Sentences

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.
The number is so infinite, that verily it would be an easier matter for me to reckon up those that have feared the same.

Word Forms

Synonyms for infinite

Depending on context, synonyms include bottomless, boundless, limitless, unbottomed, unbounded, unlimited.

Antonyms for infinite

Common opposites include finite, infinitesimal, limited, noninfinite, uninfinite.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inexhaustible, limitless, boundless, unlimited, unbounded, incalculable.

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