infinite

/ˈɪnfɪnɪt/
adjectivenumbernoun

Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 4 meanings

  1. Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.

  2. Boundless, endless, without end or limits; innumerable.

  3. Infinitely many.

  4. Greater than any positive quantity or magnitude; limitless.

Number 1 meaning

  1. Infinitely many.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. Something that is infinite in nature.

  2. A combo that can be used repeatedly without interruption.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English infinite, from Old French infinit and its etymon Latin īnfīnītus, from in- (“not”) + fīnis (“end”) + the perfect passive participle ending -ītus. By surface analysis, in- + finite. Doublet of infinito. Displaced native Old English unġeendodlīċ.

Similar and opposite words

Similar
immeasurableinestimablevastamaranthineboundlessendlessinterminablelimitless
Opposite
finiteinfinitesimallimitednoninfiniteuninfinite

INFINITE at a glance

INFINITE has 8 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + F 4 + I 1 + N 1 + I 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,412 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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