different between finitude vs finite

English

Etymology

From finite +? -itude, or from Renaissance Latin finit?d? (“signifying a noun of state”).

Pronunciation

Noun

finitude (countable and uncountable, plural finitudes)

1. The state or characteristic of being finite; limitedness.

Usage notes

Finitude is rather formal and used in philosophy, while finiteness is used in mathematics; however, infinitude is used in mathematics more than infiniteness. Less formal is to reword to use limited: “(the fact that) life is limited” rather than “the finitude of life”.

Synonyms

• (state or characteristic of being finite): finiteness, finity, limitedness; see also Thesaurus:finity

Antonyms

• (state or characteristic of being finite): infiniteness, infinitude, infinity, limitlessness, unlimitedness; see also Thesaurus:infinity

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:finitude.

References

• finitude at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.ni.tyd/

Noun

finitude f (plural finitudes)

1. finitude, impermanence, transience

English

Etymology

From Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin f?n?tus, perfect passive participle of f?ni? (“I finish; I terminate”), from f?nis (“boundary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?na?t/

Adjective

finite (comparative more finite, superlative most finite)

1. Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.

   Synonym: limited

2. (grammar, as opposed to infinite or nonfinite) limited by person or number. [from 19th c.]

Antonyms

• infinite, nonfinite, infinitival
• unlimited
• endless
• eternal
• everlasting

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Esperanto

Adverb

finite

1. past adverbial passive participle of fini

German

Adjective

finite

1. inflection of finit:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi?nite/

Verb

finite

1. adverbial past passive participle of finar

Interlingua

Participle

finite

1. past participle of finir

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi?ni.te/
• Hyphenation: fi?nì?te

Adjective

finite

1. feminine plural of finito

Verb

finite

1. second-person plural present of finire
2. second-person plural imperative of finire
3. feminine plural past participle of finire

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fi??ni?.te/, [fi??ni?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fi?ni.te/, [fi?ni?t??]

Adverb

f?n?te (not comparable)

1. To a certain extent, within limits; limited.

   Antonym: ?nf?n?t?

2. Definitely, specifically.

Related terms

References

• finite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers