HyperDic: infinite

English > 5 senses of the word infinite:
ADJECTIVEallinfinitehaving no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
allinfinite, non-finite, nonfiniteof verbs
allinfinite, countless, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerabletoo numerous to be counted
allinfinitetotal and all-embracing
NOUNTopsinfinite, spacethe unlimited expanse in which everything is located
infinite > pronunciation
Soundsih'nfahnaht
Rhymesabbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
English > infinite: 5 senses > adjective 1
MeaningHaving no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude.
Examples
  • "the infinite ingenuity of man"
  • "infinite wealth"
Narrowerboundless, unbounded, limitlessseemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
dateless, endless, sempiternalHaving no known beginning and presumably no end
endlessinfinitely great in number
inexhaustible, unlimitedThat cannot be entirely consumed or used ... / used up
See alsoimmortalnot subject to death
Oppositefinitebounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
Spanishinfinito
Catalaninfinit
Nounsinfinitenessthe quality of being infinite
infinitytime without end
Adverbsad infinitumto infinity
infinitelycontinuing forever without end
English > infinite: 5 senses > adjective 2
MeaningOf verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive).
Example"infinite verb form"
Synonymsnon-finite, nonfinite
CategorygrammarThe branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
OppositefiniteOf verbs
Spanishinfinito
Catalaninfinit
English > infinite: 5 senses > adjective 3
MeaningToo numerous to be counted.
Example "an infinite number of reasons"
Synonymscountless, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable
Broaderincalculablenot capable of being computed or enumerated
Spanishincalculable, incontable, infinito, infinto, innombrable, innumerable, multitudinario
Catalanincalculable, incomptable, infinit, innombrable, multitudinari
Nounsinfinitenessthe quality of being infinite
English > infinite: 5 senses > adjective 4
MeaningTotal and all-embracing.
Example"God's infinite wisdom"
Broaderabsoluteperfect or complete or pure
Spanishinfinito
Catalaninfinit
Nounsinfinitenessthe quality of being infinite
English > infinite: 5 senses > noun 1, Tops
MeaningThe unlimited expanse in which everything is located.
Example "the boundless regions of the infinite"
Synonymspace
PartsaerospaceThe atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
locationA point or extent in space
Narrowerabsolute spacePhysical space independent of what occupies it
mathematical space, topological space(mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind
outer space, spaceAny location outside the Earth's atmosphere
phase space(physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance
BroaderattributeAn abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
Spanishespacio
Catalanespai, infinit

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