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infinite (iou)



infinite adjective, adverb, & noun. LME.
[Latin infinitus unbounded, unlimited, formed as IN-3 + FINITE adjective & noun.]
A. adjective.
Having no limit or end; boundless, endless; immeasurably great in extent, duration, degree, etc. LME.
infinite regress a sequence of reasoning, argument, justification, etc., which can never come to an end.
J. Buchan For the humble and unfortunate he had infinite charity. B. Bettelheim What goes on in the infinite (or possibly finite, but nevertheless unimaginably vast) outer space.
b. Occupying an indefinitely long time; tedious, endless. L16-M17.
Innumerable, very many. LME.
Indefinite in nature, meaning, etc.; indeterminate. E16-M17.
Grammar. Of a verb part or form: not limited by person or number. M16.
Math. Having no limit; greater than any assignable number or magnitude; having an uncountable number of elements, digits, terms, etc. L17.
Music. Of a musical structure: that can be repeated infinitely. E19.
B. adverb. Infinitely. E16-L17.
C. noun.
That which is infinite or has no limit; an infinite being, thing, quantity, etc.; spec. (a) the infinite, infinite space; (b) the Infinite, God. M16.
J. Ruskin That Calais tower has an infinite of symbolism in it. P. Davies Measuring the infinite must rank as one of the greatest enterprises of the human intellect.
An exceedingly large number or (formerly) amount. Foll. by of. arch. M16.
Math. An infinite quantity. M17.
infinitely adverb LME.
infiniteness noun LME.