finitude

English

Etymology

From finite +‎ -itude, or from Renaissance Latin finitūdō (“signifying a noun of state”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

finitude (countable and uncountable, plural finitudes)

1. The state or characteristic of being finite; limitedness.

Usage notes

Finitude is rather formal and used in philosophy, while finiteness is used in mathematics; however, infinitude is used in mathematics more than infiniteness. Less formal is to reword to use limited: “(the fact that) life is limited” rather than “the finitude of life”.

Synonyms

• (state or characteristic of being finite): finiteness, finity, limitedness; see also Thesaurus:finity

Antonyms

• (state or characteristic of being finite): infiniteness, infinitude, infinity, limitlessness, unlimitedness; see also Thesaurus:infinity

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:finitude.

References

• “finitude”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.ni.tyd/

Noun

finitude f (plural finitudes)

1. finitude, impermanence, transience