infinite

UK: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/ US: /ˈɪnfənɪt/ ,(in′fə nit)

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in•fi•nite /ˈɪnfənɪt/   adj. 

1. great beyond measure:
   infinite patience with her unruly students.
2. without limits;
   boundless:
   God's infinite mercy.

n. 

3. something infinite:
   [uncountable* the + ~] afraid of confronting the infinite in death.

in•fi•nite•ly, adv.: 

Retyping his paper was infinitely easier than learning a new word-processing program.

See -fin-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•fi•nite  (in′fə nit), adj. 

1. immeasurably great:
   an infinite capacity for forgiveness.
2. indefinitely or exceedingly great:
   infinite sums of money.
3. unlimited or unmeasurable in extent of space, duration of time, etc.:
   the infinite nature of outer space.
4. unbounded or unlimited;
   boundless;
   endless:
   God's infinite mercy.
5. [Math.]
   • Mathematics not finite.
   • Mathematics (of a set) having elements that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with a subset that is not the given set.

n. 

6. something that is infinite.
7. Mathematics an infinite quantity or magnitude.
8. the boundless regions of space.
9. Religion the Infinite or the Infinite Being, God.

• Latin infīnītus boundless. See in-³, finite
• Middle English 1350–1400

in′fi•nite•ly, adv. 
in′fi•nite•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. enormous, immense, tremendous.

Antonyms

• 1. small, limited.

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infinite / ˈɪnfɪnɪt/ adjective

1. having no limits or boundaries in time, space, extent, or magnitude
2. (as noun; preceded by the): the infinite
3. extremely or immeasurably great or numerous: infinite wealth
4. all-embracing, absolute, or total: God's infinite wisdom
5. having an unlimited number of digits, factors, terms, members, etc
6. (of an integral) having infinity as one or both limits of integration
   Compare finite2

ˈinfinitely adverb

ˈinfiniteness noun