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finitude

/ˈfɪnɪtjuːd//ˈfɪnətud/

finitude noun: the state or characteristic of being finite; limitedness.

Noun

finitude (countable and uncountable, plural finitudes)

  1. (formal) The state or characteristic of being finite; limitedness.
    • Matter expresses the finitude of time-space; in this world of limitation a new way of knowing becomes possible, and this way is language.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 15
    • A one-car life is one of finitude and limitations.2025 January 30, Zachary Przystup, “Is 2 cars too many? Lamenting life in the fast lane.”, in The Christian Science Monitor

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Forms of finitude

pluralfinitudes

Origin of finitude

From Latin fin(is) + -itude or directly from Renaissance Latin finitūdō (“signifying a noun of state”), from fīnis (“end, limit”) + -tūdō.

Questions about finitude

What does finitude mean?
Finitude means the state or characteristic of being finite; limitedness.
What part of speech is finitude?
Finitude is a noun.
How do you pronounce finitude?
Finitude is pronounced /ˈfɪnətud/ (US).
What is the plural of finitude?
The plural of finitude is finitudes.

Words near finitude in the dictionary

  1. finitize
  2. finitized
  3. finitizes
  4. finitizing
  5. finito
  6. finitude
  7. finitudes
  8. finity
  9. Finiș
  10. finjan
  11. finjans

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