adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ʌnˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Limitless or without bounds; unrestricted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
having no limits in range or scope- Philip Rahv
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism
the limitless reaches of outer space
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: limitless
Antonyms: limited
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
that cannot be entirely consumed or used up
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an inexhaustible supply of coal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inexhaustible
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
without reservation or exception
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: outright, straight-out
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From unlimit + -ed or un- + limited.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
müddətsiz
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Bulgarian:
безграни́чен
(bezgraníčen)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Bulgarian:
неограничен
(neograničen)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Catalan:
il·limitat
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Chinese Mandarin:
無限 /无限
(wúxiàn)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Czech:
neomezený
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Danish:
ubegrænset
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Esperanto:
senlima
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Finnish:
rajoittamaton
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Finnish:
rajaton
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
French:
illimité
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Galician:
ilimitado
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Georgian:
უსაზღვრო
(usazɣvro)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Georgian:
შეუზღუდავი
(šeuzɣudavi)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Georgian:
საზღვარდაუდებელი
(sazɣvardaudebeli)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Georgian:
ულიმიტო
(ulimiṭo)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
German:
unbeschränkt
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
German:
unbegrenzt
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Greek:
απεριόριστος
(aperióristos)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Ancient Greek:
ἄπειρος
(ápeiros)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Hindi:
अमित
(amit)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Hindi:
असीम
(asīm)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Hindi:
अपरिमित
(aprimit)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Hindi:
असीमित
(asīmit)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Hungarian:
végtelen
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Irish:
neamhtheoranta
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Italian:
illimitato
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Japanese:
果てしない
(hateshinai)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Japanese:
無限の
(mugen no)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Japanese:
無制限の
(museigen no)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Central Kurdish:
بێ سنور
(bê snur)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Latin:
īnfīnītus
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Latin:
illīmitātus
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Macedonian:
неограничен
(neograničen)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Malay:
tanpa had
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Norwegian Bokmål:
ubegrenset
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Norwegian Bokmål:
ubegrensa
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Plautdietsch:
onbeschrenkjt
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Portuguese:
ilimitado
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Romanian:
nelimitat
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Romanian:
nemărginit
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Russian:
неограни́ченный
(neograníčennyj)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Russian:
безграни́чный
(bezgraníčnyj)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Spanish:
ilimitado
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Spanish:
sin límite
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Swedish:
obegränsad
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Turkish:
sonsuz
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Turkish:
sınırsız
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Turkish:
süresiz
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
Ukrainian:
необмежений
(neobmeženyj)
— limitless or without bounds; unrestricted