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finite

Finite, a.

Etymology: [L. finitus, p.p. of finire. See Finish, and cf. Fine, a.]

Having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded; -- opposed to infinite; as, finite number; finite existence; a finite being; a finite mind; finite duration.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists finite only as an antonym, under infinite.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given

Antonyms