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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian. Doublet of infinite.

Adjective

infinito (not comparable)

1. (music) infinite; perpetual, as a canon whose end leads back to the beginning

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ?nf?n?tus.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

infinito (feminine infinita, masculine plural infiniti, feminine plural infinite)

1. infinite
2. boundless, unlimited, unbounded, immeasurable
3. endless, countless
4. (grammar) infinite

Synonyms

Antonyms

• finito
• limitato

Derived terms

Noun

infinito m (plural infiniti)

1. infinity, endlessness

   Synonyms: cosmo, creato, spazio, universo

2. (grammar) infinitive mood

   Hyponyms: infinito presente, infinito passato

Further reading

• infinito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

?nf?n?t?

1. dative masculine singular of ?nf?n?tus
2. dative neuter singular of ?nf?n?tus
3. ablative masculine singular of ?nf?n?tus
4. ablative neuter singular of ?nf?n?tus

References

• infinito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• infinito in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• (infinitive): infinitivo

Etymology

From Latin ?nf?n?tus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): / ?.fi.?ni.tu /
• Hyphenation: in?fi?ni?to

Adjective

infinito m (feminine singular infinita, masculine plural infinitos, feminine plural infinitas, comparable)

1. infinite (boundless, endless)

Noun

infinito m (plural infinitos)

1. (grammar) infinitive (non-finite verb form)
2. (uncountable) infinity (endlessness or unlimitedness)

Related terms

• infinidade

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ?nf?n?tus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /infi?nito/, [??.fi?ni.t?o]

Adjective

infinito (feminine infinita, masculine plural infinitos, feminine plural infinitas)

1. infinite
2. boundless, unlimited, unbounded, immeasurable
3. endless, countless

Adverb

infinito

1. immensely; hugely; infinitely; big-time

Noun

infinito m (plural infinitos)

1. infinity

Derived terms

Related terms

• infinidad

English

Etymology

From Old French infinité, from Latin infinitas (“unlimitedness”), from negative prefix in- (“not”), + finis (“end”), + noun of state suffix -tas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?f?n?ti/
• Rhymes: -?n?ti

Noun

infinity (countable and uncountable, plural infinities)

1. (uncountable) Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
2. (countable, mathematics) A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.
3. (countable, topology, mathematical analysis) An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound.
4. (uncountable) A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.
5. (countable, uncountable) The symbol ?.

Usage notes

In mathematics there are several different infinities; see transfinite.

Synonyms

• (absence of a beginning, end or limits to size): See also Thesaurus:infinity

Antonyms

• finity

Related terms

• finish
• finite
• infinite
• infinitesimal
• infinitieth

Translations

See also

• eternal
• eternity
• transfinite