limitlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɪmᵻtlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈlɪmᵻtlᵻs/

Forms: see limit n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: limit n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < limit n. + -less suffix.

That has or admits of no limits; unlimited, illimitable; unbounded, unrestricted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [adjective] > unlimited

endless1413

perpetual1578

limitlessa1586

unbound1593

unbounded1598

boundless1599

spaceless1616

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > infiniteness > [adjective]

unbegunc1000

uncircumscriptc1374

endless138.

finitea1400

measurelessc1400

infinite1413

ginningless?1440

immensec1450

unlimitedc1475

infinal?1504

interminate1533

termlessa1542

brinkless1567

without limit1572

uncompassed1577

limitlessa1586

beginningless1587

untermedc1595

boundless1599

illimitate1602

illimited1602

unbeginning1605

incomprehense1606

inconjectable1609

uncircumscribed1610

borderless1611

confinelessa1616

finelessa1616

unconfined1629

uninchoative1649

indefinite1664

incircumscript1677

imprincipiate1683

ensophic1693

interminateda1734

unhorizoned1811

unencompasseda1822

unterminated1853

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Astrophel & Stella (1591) 55 Say, whether thou wilt crowne With limitlesse renowne.

?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. H4^v To this Sea of Cittie-Common-wealth (Lymittlesse London).

a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) x. 129 Sir Philip..observed this limitless ambition of the Spaniard.

c1660 R. Carpenter Pragmatical Jesuit 64 Would'st thou be so limit-less, as to take our holy Habit upon thee? how durst thou presume to touch it?

1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 153 While the king acts in consent with the parliament..he is limitless, irresistable.

1774 H. Brooke Juliet Grenville (Dublin ed.) II. 145 He bowed..and issued forth in warm and limitless benevolence to the salvation which he had purchased through his love.

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 159 The salt flood's limitless—depthless waters.

1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon II. 58 Almost limitless power of giving pain.

1919 Boys' Life Nov. 20/2 His glance swept..out across the limitless expanse of sand and tumbled rock.

1956 N.Y. Times 23 July 6/5 Limitless ways in which this new nuclear science can advance human welfare.

2005 T. Hall Salaam Brick Lane vi. 125 There, amongst the stacks, they were able to escape into the limitless world of fiction.

Derivatives

ˈlimitlessly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > infiniteness > [adverb]

without metc1175

unendlyc1230

endless138.

infinitely1413

interminably1447

incomprehensibly1531

in infinitum1564

ad infinitum1596

unboundably1607

unlimitedly1609

illimitedlya1631

unconfinedly1655

boundlessly1674

unbeginningly1674

illimitably1755

infinitesimally1801

limitlessly1834

measurelessly1839

1834 Monthly Repos. Jan. 34 How beautiful! how limitlessly, how indescribably beautiful were all these things!

1930 R. Macaulay Staying with Relations xvii. 245 She..could see the dark sea and sky stretching limitlessly ahead.

2001 S. O. Hansson Struct. Values & Norms xii. 187 In order to capture the intricacies of actual moral and legal systems, exception clauses would have to be limitlessly complex.

ˈlimitlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > infiniteness > [noun]

endlessness1340

everbleving1340

infinityc1374

everlastingnessa1382

immensityc1450

infiniteness1534

infinition?1605

illimitation1610

immenseness1610

incomprehensibleness1611

incircumscriptibleness1615

boundlessnessa1619

indefinity1623

unlimitedness1631

unboundedness1640

infinitude1641

incomprehensibility1650

incircumscription1651

ever-beingness1674

extendlessnessa1676

indefinitudea1676

uncircumscribedness1679

interminability1681

interminableness1682

illimitedness1703

limitlessness1839

illimitability1841

illimitableness1845

uncircumscription1852

unconditionedness1854

unbeginningness1862

beginninglessness1865

ever-duringness1868

1839 J. S. C. Abbott School-boy vi. 125 The universe, in all its limitlessness, will be, undoubtedly, spread open for your free excursions.

1935 H. Heslop Last Cage Down ii. viii. 238 One could not help cogitating on the eternal limitlessness of the heavens.

2000 Sunday Times 23 July (Culture section) 45/2 Unorthodox tales about the limitlessness and limitations of orthodoxy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	limitless
释义	limitlessadj. Brit. /ˈlɪmᵻtlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈlɪmᵻtlᵻs/ Forms: see limit n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: limit n., -less suffix. Etymology: < limit n. + -less suffix. That has or admits of no limits; unlimited, illimitable; unbounded, unrestricted. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [adjective] > unlimited endless1413 perpetual1578 limitlessa1586 unbound1593 unbounded1598 boundless1599 spaceless1616 the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > infiniteness > [adjective] unbegunc1000 uncircumscriptc1374 endless138. finitea1400 measurelessc1400 infinite1413 ginningless?1440 immensec1450 unlimitedc1475 infinal?1504 interminate1533 termlessa1542 brinkless1567 without limit1572 uncompassed1577 limitlessa1586 beginningless1587 untermedc1595 boundless1599 illimitate1602 illimited1602 unbeginning1605 incomprehense1606 inconjectable1609 uncircumscribed1610 borderless1611 confinelessa1616 finelessa1616 unconfined1629 uninchoative1649 indefinite1664 incircumscript1677 imprincipiate1683 ensophic1693 interminateda1734 unhorizoned1811 unencompasseda1822 unterminated1853 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Astrophel & Stella (1591) 55 Say, whether thou wilt crowne With limitlesse renowne. ?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. H4^v To this Sea of Cittie-Common-wealth (Lymittlesse London). a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) x. 129 Sir Philip..observed this limitless ambition of the Spaniard. c1660 R. Carpenter Pragmatical Jesuit 64 Would'st thou be so limit-less, as to take our holy Habit upon thee? how durst thou presume to touch it? 1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 153 While the king acts in consent with the parliament..he is limitless, irresistable. 1774 H. Brooke Juliet Grenville (Dublin ed.) II. 145 He bowed..and issued forth in warm and limitless benevolence to the salvation which he had purchased through his love. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 159 The salt flood's limitless—depthless waters. 1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon II. 58 Almost limitless power of giving pain. 1919 Boys' Life Nov. 20/2 His glance swept..out across the limitless expanse of sand and tumbled rock. 1956 N.Y. Times 23 July 6/5 Limitless ways in which this new nuclear science can advance human welfare. 2005 T. Hall Salaam Brick Lane vi. 125 There, amongst the stacks, they were able to escape into the limitless world of fiction. Derivatives ˈlimitlessly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > infiniteness > [adverb] without metc1175 unendlyc1230 endless138. infinitely1413 interminably1447 incomprehensibly1531 in infinitum1564 ad infinitum1596 unboundably1607 unlimitedly1609 illimitedlya1631 unconfinedly1655 boundlessly1674 unbeginningly1674 illimitably1755 infinitesimally1801 limitlessly1834 measurelessly1839 1834 Monthly Repos. Jan. 34 How beautiful! how limitlessly, how indescribably beautiful were all these things! 1930 R. Macaulay Staying with Relations xvii. 245 She..could see the dark sea and sky stretching limitlessly ahead. 2001 S. O. Hansson Struct. Values & Norms xii. 187 In order to capture the intricacies of actual moral and legal systems, exception clauses would have to be limitlessly complex. ˈlimitlessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > infiniteness > [noun] endlessness1340 everbleving1340 infinityc1374 everlastingnessa1382 immensityc1450 infiniteness1534 infinition?1605 illimitation1610 immenseness1610 incomprehensibleness1611 incircumscriptibleness1615 boundlessnessa1619 indefinity1623 unlimitedness1631 unboundedness1640 infinitude1641 incomprehensibility1650 incircumscription1651 ever-beingness1674 extendlessnessa1676 indefinitudea1676 uncircumscribedness1679 interminability1681 interminableness1682 illimitedness1703 limitlessness1839 illimitability1841 illimitableness1845 uncircumscription1852 unconditionedness1854 unbeginningness1862 beginninglessness1865 ever-duringness1868 1839 J. S. C. Abbott School-boy vi. 125 The universe, in all its limitlessness, will be, undoubtedly, spread open for your free excursions. 1935 H. Heslop Last Cage Down ii. viii. 238 One could not help cogitating on the eternal limitlessness of the heavens. 2000 Sunday Times 23 July (Culture section) 45/2 Unorthodox tales about the limitlessness and limitations of orthodoxy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1586
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