infinite

Definition

Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.

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.

Example Sentences

• "The number is so infinite, that verily it would be an easier matter for me to reckon up those that have feared the same."
• "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 cannot sink."
• "infinite riches in a little room"

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