finite
adjectiveBand 8formal
UKˈfaɪnaɪt
USˈfaɪˌnaɪt
Limited in size or amount; having an end.
Fossil fuels are a finite resource.
We have only a finite amount of time.
Remember it
Finite comes from Latin finis, meaning “end”: a finite supply has an end.
Watch out
finite resources are unlimitedfinite resources are limited
Finite means limited, not unlimited.
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Similar and opposite
- Similar
- limitedrestrictedbounded
- Opposite
- infiniteunlimitedlimitless
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