WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•fi•nite /ˈɪnfənɪt/USA pronunciation
adj.
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- great beyond measure:infinite patience with her unruly students.
- without limits;
boundless:God's infinite mercy.
n.
- something infinite:[uncountable* the + ~]afraid of confronting the infinite in death.
in•fi•nite
(in′fə nit),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
in′fi•nite•ly, adv.
in′fi•nite•ness, n.
- immeasurably great:an infinite capacity for forgiveness.
- indefinitely or exceedingly great:infinite sums of money.
- unlimited or unmeasurable in extent of space, duration of time, etc.:the infinite nature of outer space.
- unbounded or unlimited;
boundless;
endless:God's infinite mercy. - [Math.]
- Mathematicsnot 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.
- something that is infinite.
- Mathematicsan infinite quantity or magnitude.
- the boundless regions of space.
- Religion the Infinite or the Infinite Being, God.
- Latin infīnītus boundless. See in-3, finite
- Middle English 1350–1400
in′fi•nite•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged enormous, immense, tremendous.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged small, limited.
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