单词 | boundless |
释义 | boundless (once / 871 pages) adj Something that's boundless has no limits or restrictions. Your dog's boundless energy might leave you exhausted, since it never seems to end. The adjective boundless is often used to mean "huge" or "immense." Your local Christmas tree farm, for example, might seem boundless as you walk through the rows of evergreens that stretch as far as you can see. If your little brother has boundless enthusiasm for superheros, he's probably capable of talking about Batman for hours. The noun bound originally meant "limit," from the Old French word bonde, "limit or boundary," so boundless means "without limit." WORD FAMILYboundless: boundlessly, boundlessness+/bound: boundary, bounded, bounder, bounding, boundingly, boundless, bounds, inbound, rebound, unbound/boundary: boundaries/bounded: boundedness, unbounded/bounder: bounderish, bounders/rebound: rebounded, rebounding, rebounds/unbound: unboundedly/unbounded: unboundedness USAGE EXAMPLESGarbrandt lived up to his boundless promise with a resourceful effort against Cruz, who was favored to defend his belt. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) And the 19-year-old with the electric smile and boundless talent was still the best in the world. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) For all that, it’s one of the few superhero books this year a child might genuinely enjoy – an easy-to-read, straightforward story with boundless empathy. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) adj seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent children with boundless energy Syn limitless, unbounded infinite having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude |
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