infinite

[in·fi·nite]

Infinite describes things that are endless, like the universe, or your uncle's corny jokes.

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Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance.

Adjective S.
total and all-embracing; "God''s infinite wisdom"

Adjective S.
too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands"

Adjective
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude; "the infinite ingenuity of man"; "infinite wealth"

Adjective
of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive); "infinite verb form"


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Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance.

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Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of God; -- opposed to finite.

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Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic; prodigious.

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Greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind; -- said of certain quantities.

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Capable of endless repetition; -- said of certain forms of the canon, called also perpetual fugues, so constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly repeated.

n.
That which is infinite; boundless space or duration; infinity; boundlessness.

n.
An infinite quantity or magnitude.

n.
An infinity; an incalculable or very great number.

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The Infinite Being; God; the Almighty.


Infinite

In"fi*nite , a. [L. infinitus: cf. F. infini. See In- not, and Finite.] 1. Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance.
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 can not sink.
2. Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of God; -- opposed to finite.
Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite.
O God, how infinite thou art!
3. Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic; prodigious.
Infinite riches in a little room.
Which infinite calamity shall cause To human life.
4. (Math.) Greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind; -- said of certain quantities. 5. (Mus.) Capable of endless repetition; -- said of certain forms of the canon, called also perpetual fugues, so constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly repeated. Moore (Encyc. of Music). Syn. -- Boundless; immeasurable; illimitable; interminable; limitless; unlimited; endless; eternal.

Infinite

In"fi*nite, n. 1. That which is infinite; boundless space or duration; infinity; boundlessness.
Not till the weight is heaved from off the air, and the thunders roll down the horizon, will the serene light of God flow upon us, and the blue infinite embrace us again.
2. (Math.) An infinite quantity or magnitude. 3. An infinity; an incalculable or very great number.
Glittering chains, embroidered richly o'er With infinite of pearls and finest gold.
4. The Infinite Being; God; the Almighty.

Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance.

That which is infinite; boundless space or duration; infinity; boundlessness.

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Usage Examples

Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity.

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite.

Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present.

A good education is that which prepares us for our future sphere of action and makes us contented with that situation in life in which God, in his infinite mercy, has seen fit to place us, to be perfectly resigned to our lot in life, whatever it may be.

Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to, the infinite.

A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future.

And time itself? Time was a never-ending medium that stretched into the future and the past - except there was no future and no past, but an infinite number of brackets, extending either way, each bracket enclosing its single phase of the Universe.

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Other Usage Examples

An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others.

By mere burial man arrives not at bliss and in the future life, throughout its whole infinite range, they will seek for happiness as vainly as they sought it here, who seek it in aught else than that which so closely surrounds them here - the Infinite.

Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language.

Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.

Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel at sea. I guess a combination of hard work and the seemingly infinite expanse of the sea - the profound solitude - that does it for me.

But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while the other is infinite.

A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments.

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