Antonyms for finite


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fahy-nahyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪ naɪt


Definition of finite

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin finitus, past participle of finire "to limit, set bounds, end," from finis (see finish (v.)). Related: Finitely.
  • adj subject to limitations
Example sentences :
  • Of the Infinite the finite mind can only catch a finite glimpse.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • But we must not expect with our finite mind to comprehend the infinite God.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • Man, finite and limited in capacity, could therefore never expiate it.
  • Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet
  • I do not mean that in Mary Osborne I had been worshipping the finite.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • Conditions of its necessity.species of escape from all the finite objects about them.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • There is a finite element of existence, and an infinite, and the union of the two, and the cause of the union.
  • Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
  • The opposite class is the limited or finite, and includes all things which have number and quantity.
  • Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
  • No single fact of nature can be fully understood by our finite minds.
  • Extract from : « The Untroubled Mind » by Herbert J. Hall
  • Infinite might be the endurance, if sustained only by a finite hope.
  • Extract from : « The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 » by Thomas de Quincey
  • And though words, too, are finite, their permutations are infinite.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 » by Various

Synonyms for finite

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