Standard Lemma guide

infinitely

adv · 4 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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  • /ˈɪnfɪnɪtli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 N F AH0 N AH0 T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an infinite manner; as of anything growing without bounds; endlessly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

To a surpassingly large extent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He is infinitely more capable than John.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

continuing forever without end

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • there are infinitely many possibilities

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: endlessly

Antonyms: finitely

4

adverb

Meaning 4

without bounds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he is infinitely wealthy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boundlessly, immeasurably

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English infinite Middle English -ly English -ly English infinitely From infinite + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: senfine — endlessly
  • Finnish: äärettömästi — endlessly
  • French: à l'infini — endlessly
  • French: infiniment — endlessly
  • Galician: infinitamente — endlessly
  • Georgian: უსასრულოდ (usasrulod) — endlessly
  • Ancient Greek: μῠρίος (mŭríos) — endlessly
  • Italian: infinitamente — endlessly
  • Italian: interminatamente — endlessly
  • Malayalam: അനന്തമായി (anantamāyi) — endlessly
  • Norman: înfinniement — endlessly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uendelig — endlessly
  • Polish: nieskończenie — endlessly
  • Portuguese: infinitamente — endlessly
  • Russian: бесконе́чно (beskonéčno) — endlessly
  • Serbo-Croatian: бе̏сконачно — endlessly
  • Serbo-Croatian: бе̏згранично — endlessly
  • Serbo-Croatian: bȅskonačno — endlessly
  • Serbo-Croatian: bȅzgranično — endlessly
  • Spanish: infinitamente — endlessly
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