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boundlessness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The property of being boundless, of being without limits or ends.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • The boundlessness of the night sky mocks our sense of scale.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: infiniteness, infinitude, unboundedness, limitlessness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: quality

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English boundless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English boundlessness From boundless + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: απεραντοσύνη (aperantosýni) — the property of being boundless
  • Hindi: अपरिमितता (aprimittā) — the property of being boundless
  • Polish: bezbrzeżność — the property of being boundless
  • Polish: bezgraniczność — the property of being boundless
  • Polish: bezkresność — the property of being boundless
  • Sanskrit: अदिति (aditi) — the property of being boundless