Meanings
comparative more finite · superlative most finite
plural finites
- A thing which has an end or limit.
Diſagreement in Subſtance or Eſſence […] may be called Diſproportion, as, there is a Diſproportion betvveen Finites and Infinites, i.e. there is no Proportion betvveen them.
1733, I[saac] W[atts], “A Brief Scheme of Ontology: Or The Science of Being in General; […]. Chap[ter] XIII. Of Agreement and Difference, of Sameness, and the Doctrine of Opposites.”, in Philosophical Essays on Various Subjects, […], London: […] Richard Ford […], and Richard Hett […], →OCLC, pages 384–385
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivebounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
adjective(of verbs) relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinfīnītus
- Middle Englishfynyte
- Englishfinite
The adjective is derived from Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin fīnītus, perfect passive participle of fīniō (“to finish; to terminate”), from fīnis (“boundary”). The word displaced Old English ġeendodlīċ. The noun is derived from the adjective.
More words from Middle English, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian кра́ен, ограни́чен
- кра́ен (kráen)having an end or limit
- ограни́чен (ograníčen)having an end or limit
Catalan finit, finit
- finithaving an end or limit
- finitgrammar: limited by person or number
- personalgrammar: limited by person or number
Chinese Mandarin 有限的, 限定的
- 有限的 (yǒuxiàn de)having an end or limit
- 限定的grammar: limited by person or number
Czech konečný
- konečnýhaving an end or limit
Danish endelig
- endelighaving an end or limit
Dutch eindig
- eindighaving an end or limit
Estonian lõplik
- lõplikhaving an end or limit
Finnish äärellinen, päättyvä
- äärellinenhaving an end or limit
- päättyvähaving an end or limit
- rajallinenhaving an end or limit
- finiittinengrammar: limited by person or number
French fini, fini
- finihaving an end or limit
- finigrammar: limited by person or number
German endlich
- endlichhaving an end or limit
Greek πεπερασμένος
- πεπερασμένος (peperasménos)having an end or limit
Hebrew סוֹפִי
- סוֹפִי (sofí)having an end or limit
Hindi परिमित
- परिमित (parimit)having an end or limit
Hungarian véges
- végeshaving an end or limit
Indonesian berhingga, terhingga
- berhinggahaving an end or limit
- terhinggahaving an end or limit
Italian finito
- finitohaving an end or limit
Japanese 限られた, 有限な
- 限られた (kagirareta)having an end or limit
- 有限な (yūgen na)having an end or limit
- 有限の (yūgen no)having an end or limit
Latin fīnītus
- fīnītushaving an end or limit
Māori tāparepare, whatungarongaro
- tāpareparehaving an end or limit
- whatungarongarohaving an end or limit
Norwegian endelig, avsluttet
- endelighaving an end or limit
- avsluttethaving an end or limit
Polish skończony, ograniczony
- skończonyhaving an end or limit
- ograniczonyhaving an end or limit
- określonygrammar: limited by person or number
Portuguese finito
- finitohaving an end or limit
Romanian finit, limitat
- finithaving an end or limit
- limitathaving an end or limit
- care are limităhaving an end or limit
Russian коне́чный, ограни́ченный
- коне́чный (konéčnyj)having an end or limit
- ограни́ченный (ograníčennyj)having an end or limit
Spanish limitado, finito
- limitadohaving an end or limit
- finitohaving an end or limit
- personalgrammar: limited by person or number
Swedish ändlig, begränsad
- ändlighaving an end or limit
- begränsadhaving an end or limit
- förgänglighaving an end or limit
- finitgrammar: limited by person or number
Tagalog hangganin, hangganin
- hangganinhaving an end or limit
- hangganingrammar: limited by person or number
Turkish sınırlı
- sınırlıhaving an end or limit
Ukrainian скінче́нний, обме́жений
- скінче́нний (skinčénnyj)having an end or limit
- обме́жений (obméženyj)having an end or limit
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with finite
Cite this entry
finite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finite
“finite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finite.
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