adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbaʊndləs/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Without bounds, unbounded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
unbounded enthusiasm
children with boundless energy
a limitless supply of money
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unbounded, limitless
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English bound Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English boundless From bound + -less.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bengali:
বেহদ্দ
(behoddo)
— without bounds, unbounded
Bulgarian:
безграни́чен
(bezgraníčen)
— without bounds, unbounded
Chinese Mandarin:
無邊 /无边
(wúbiān)
— without bounds, unbounded
Danish:
grænseløs
— without bounds, unbounded
Danish:
ubegrænset
— without bounds, unbounded
Dutch:
grenzeloos
— without bounds, unbounded
Dutch:
onbegrensd
— without bounds, unbounded
Esperanto:
senlima
— without bounds, unbounded
Finnish:
rajaton
— without bounds, unbounded
French:
illimité
— without bounds, unbounded
German:
grenzenlos
— without bounds, unbounded
German:
unbegrenzt
— without bounds, unbounded
Ancient Greek:
ἄπειρος
(ápeiros)
— without bounds, unbounded
Ancient Greek:
ἀπέραντος
(apérantos)
— without bounds, unbounded
Ancient Greek:
ἄπλετος
(ápletos)
— without bounds, unbounded
Hebrew:
ללא גבול
(le lo gevūl)
— without bounds, unbounded
Hindi:
अदिति
(aditi)
— without bounds, unbounded
Hindi:
असीम
(asīm)
— without bounds, unbounded
Hindi:
अपार
(apār)
— without bounds, unbounded
Hindi:
अपरिमित
(aprimit)
— without bounds, unbounded
Hindi:
असीमित
(asīmit)
— without bounds, unbounded
Irish:
as cuimse
— without bounds, unbounded
Italian:
illimitato
— without bounds, unbounded
Italian:
sconfinato
— without bounds, unbounded
Latin:
īnfīnītus
— without bounds, unbounded
Latin:
illīmitātus
— without bounds, unbounded
Norwegian Bokmål:
grenseløs
— without bounds, unbounded
Norwegian Bokmål:
ubegrenset
— without bounds, unbounded
Plautdietsch:
onbeschrenkjt
— without bounds, unbounded
Polish:
bezgraniczny
— without bounds, unbounded
Polish:
bezkresny
— without bounds, unbounded
Romanian:
nemărginit
— without bounds, unbounded
Russian:
безграни́чный
(bezgraníčnyj)
— without bounds, unbounded
Russian:
беспреде́льный
(bespredélʹnyj)
— without bounds, unbounded
Russian:
бескра́йний
(beskrájnij)
— without bounds, unbounded
Russian:
бесконе́чный
(beskonéčnyj)
— without bounds, unbounded
Sanskrit:
अनन्त
(ananta)
— without bounds, unbounded
Sanskrit:
अदिति
(aditi)
— without bounds, unbounded
Spanish:
ilimitado
— without bounds, unbounded
Spanish:
sin límites
— without bounds, unbounded
Turkish:
sınırsız
— without bounds, unbounded
Turkish:
sonsuz
— without bounds, unbounded
Ukrainian:
безме́жний
(bezméžnyj)
— without bounds, unbounded
Ukrainian:
безкра́йній
(bezkrájnij)
— without bounds, unbounded
Ukrainian:
безкра́їй
(bezkrájij)
— without bounds, unbounded