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illimitable

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • ĭlĭm'ĭtəbəl
  • /ɪˈlɪmɪtəbəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Impervious to limitation, without limit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: infinite, limitless, unlimited

Antonyms: limitable, limited

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

without limits in extent or size or quantity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • limitless vastness of our solar system

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: limitless, measureless

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English il- English limitable English illimitable From il- + limitable.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: senlima — without limits or an end
  • Hindi: अपार (apār) — without limits or an end
  • Irish: dochuimsithe — without limits or an end
  • Sanskrit: अपार (apāra) — without limits or an end
  • Turkish: kısıtlanamaz — impossible to limit or circumscribe
  • Turkish: engellenemez — impossible to limit or circumscribe