What does infinite mean in English? Meaning of infinite definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "infinite": the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
Noun
Meaning: the unlimited expanse in which everything is locatedExample: they tested his ability to locate objects in space
the boundless regions of the infiniteSynonyms: infinite
spaceHyponyms: absolute space
mathematical space
outer space
phase space
space
topological spaceHypernyms: attributePart Holonyms: aerospace
locationPronunciation in US: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/, /ˈɪnfənɪt/
Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/
Meaning of "infinite": having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
Adjective
Meaning: having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitudeExample: the infinite ingenuity of man
infinite wealthSynonyms: infiniteAntonyms: finiteSimilar: boundless
dateless
endless
inexhaustible
limitless
sempiternal
unbounded
unlimitedAlso see: immortalPronunciation in US: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/, /ˈɪnfənɪt/
Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/
Meaning of "infinite": of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive)
Adjective
Meaning: of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive)Example: infinite verb formSynonyms: infinite
non-finiteAntonyms: finitePronunciation in US: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/, /ˈɪnfənɪt/
Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/
Meaning of "infinite": too numerous to be counted
Adjective
Meaning: too numerous to be countedExample: incalculable riches
countless hours
an infinite number of reasons
innumerable difficulties
the multitudinous seas
myriad stars
untold thousandsSynonyms: countless
infinite
innumerable
innumerous
multitudinous
myriad
numberless
uncounted
unnumberable
unnumbered
unnumerableSimilar: incalculablePronunciation in US: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/, /ˈɪnfənɪt/
Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/
Meaning of "infinite": total and all-embracing
Adjective
Meaning: total and all-embracingExample: God's infinite wisdomSynonyms: infiniteSimilar: absolutePronunciation in US: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/, /ˈɪnfənɪt/
Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/
Adjective: Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense. [from 14th c.] 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.40: The number is so infinite, that verily it would be an easier matter for me to reckon up those that have feared the same. (Can we date this quote?) H. Brooke Whatever is finite, as finite, will admit of no comparative relation with infinity; for whatever is less than infinite is still infinitely distant from infinity; and lower than infinite distance the lowest or least cannot sink. (Can we date this quote?) Marlowe infinite riches in a little room (Can we date this quote?) Milton which infinite calamity shall cause to human life1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.40: The number is so infinite, that verily it would be an easier matter for me to reckon up those that have feared the same.(Can we date this quote?) H. Brooke Whatever is finite, as finite, will admit of no comparative relation with infinity; for whatever is less than infinite is still infinitely distant from infinity; and lower than infinite distance the lowest or least cannot sink.(Can we date this quote?) Marlowe infinite riches in a little room(Can we date this quote?) Milton which infinite calamity shall cause to human lifeBoundless, endless, without end or limits; innumerable. [from 15th c.] Bible, Psalms cxlvii. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite.Bible, Psalms cxlvii. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite.With plural noun: infinitely many. [from 15th c.] 2012, Helen Donelan, Karen Kear, Magnus Ramage, Online Communication and Collaboration: A Reader Huxley's theory says that if you provide infinite monkeys with infinite typewriters, some monkey somewhere will eventually create a masterpiece – a play by Shakespeare, a Platonic dialogue, or an economic treatise by Adam Smith.2012, Helen Donelan, Karen Kear, Magnus Ramage, Online Communication and Collaboration: A Reader Huxley's theory says that if you provide infinite monkeys with infinite typewriters, some monkey somewhere will eventually create a masterpiece – a play by Shakespeare, a Platonic dialogue, or an economic treatise by Adam Smith.(mathematics) Greater than any positive quantity or magnitude; limitless. [from 17th c.](set theory, of a set) Having infinitely many elements. 2009, Brandon C. Look, “Symbolic Logic II, Lecture 2: Set Theory”, www.uky.edu/~look, accessed on 2012-11-20: For any infinite set, there is a 1-1 correspondence between it and at least one of its proper subsets. For example, there is a 1-1 correspondence between the set of natural numbers and the set of squares of natural numbers, which is a proper subset of the set of natural numbers.2009, Brandon C. Look, “Symbolic Logic II, Lecture 2: Set Theory”, www.uky.edu/~look, accessed on 2012-11-20: For any infinite set, there is a 1-1 correspondence between it and at least one of its proper subsets. For example, there is a 1-1 correspondence between the set of natural numbers and the set of squares of natural numbers, which is a proper subset of the set of natural numbers.(grammar) Not limited by person or number. [from 19th c.](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. (Can we find and add a quotation of Moore (Encyc. of Music) to this entry?)Synonyms:
enormous, untold, eternal, perpetual, inexhaustible, incalculable, never-ending, unending, immense, boundless, immeasurable, bottomless, interminable, everlasting, vast, absolute, total, million, enduring, incessant, inestimable, numberless, stupendous, supreme, uncounted, wide, illimitable, measureless, perdurable, sempiternal, unbounded, all-embracing, no end of, no end to, supertemporal, without limit, without number,
Antonyms:
tiny, ephemeral, temporary, transient, calculable, measurable, intermittent, restricted, bounded, finite, confined, fleeting, little, minute, small, brief, ending, terminable, limited, ceasing, countable, definite,
