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(adjective) : in-fīnītus, a, um
* Not enclosed within boundaries, boundless, unlimited.
* Lit.: quod finitum est habet extremum ... nihil igitur cum habeat extremum, infinitum sit necesse est,Cic. Div. 2, 50, 103: aër, materia,id. Ac. 2, 37, 118: imperium,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 91: potestas, id: Agr. 2, 13, 33; Liv. 3, 9: magnitudines infinitissimae, Boëth. Inst. Arithm. 1, 4. — Subst.: infī-nītum, i, n., boundless space, the infinite: ex infinito coorta,Lucr. 5, 367.
* Transf.
* Without end, endless, infinite: altitudo,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48: spes,id. Deiot. 5, 13: odium,id. Balb. 27, 62: labor,id. de Or. 1, 1: licentia,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 94, § 220: imperium,id. ib. 2, 3, 91, § 213: potestas,id. Agr. 2, 13, 33: occupationes,Nep. Att. 20, 2: pretium,immoderate,Dig. 35, 2, 61: sin cuipiam nimis infinitum videtur,too prolix,Cic. de Or. 1, 15, 65. — Subst.: infīnītum, i, n., an infinitude, an endless amount or number: infinitum auri,Eutr. 9, 9: ad or in infinitum, to infinity, without end: haec (ars statuaria) ad infinitum effloruit,Plin. 34, 7, 16, § 35: crescere,id. 34, 2, 3, § 5: durescere,id. 13, 9, 18, § 62: sectio in infinitum,Quint. 1, 10 fin.: ne in infinitum abeamus,Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243: infinitum quantum,beyond all measure, exceedingly, extraordinarily,Plin. 18, 28, 68, n. 3, § 277: infinito plus or magis,infinitely more, far more,Quint. 3, 4, 25; 11, 3, 172.
* Innumerable, countless: multitudo librorum,Cic. Tusc. 2, 2, 6: multitudo,id. Off. 1, 16, 52: causarum varietas,id. de Or. 1, 5, 16; Caes. B. G. 5, 12, 3: legum infinita multitudo,Tac. A. 3, 25: numerus annorum,Gell. 14, 1, 18: pietatis exempla,Plin. 7, 36, 36, § 121: pecunia ex infinitis rapinis, Auct. B. Alex. 64, 4; Spart. Hadr. 20, 5; Eutr. 1, 3; 3, 20 al.
* Indefinite.
* In gen.: infinitior distributio, where no person or time is mentioned or implied, Cic. Top. 8: quaestio,id. Part. Or. 18: res,id. de Or. 1, 31: conexa,indefinite conclusions,id. Fat. 8.—Adv.: in infinito,to infinity, everywhere, at pleasure,Dig. 8, 2, 24; 8, 1, 9.
* Infīnītē.
* Without bounds, without end, infinitely: ne infinite feratur ut flumen oratio,Cic. Or. 68, 228: concupiscere,excessively,id. Par. 6, 3: dividere,id. Ac. 1, 7: perorare,without cessation, constantly,id. Or. 36 fin.
* In-fīnītō (rare), immensely, vastly: magis delectare,Quint. 11. 3, 4: magis flexa sunt,id. 8, 4, 25: plus cogitare,id. ib.: infinito praestare,Plin. 25, 8, 53, § 94.
* Not enclosed within boundaries, boundless, unlimited.
* Lit.: quod finitum est habet extremum ... nihil igitur cum habeat extremum, infinitum sit necesse est,Cic. Div. 2, 50, 103: aër, materia,id. Ac. 2, 37, 118: imperium,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 91: potestas, id: Agr. 2, 13, 33; Liv. 3, 9: magnitudines infinitissimae, Boëth. Inst. Arithm. 1, 4. — Subst.: infī-nītum, i, n., boundless space, the infinite: ex infinito coorta,Lucr. 5, 367.
* Transf.
* Without end, endless, infinite: altitudo,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48: spes,id. Deiot. 5, 13: odium,id. Balb. 27, 62: labor,id. de Or. 1, 1: licentia,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 94, § 220: imperium,id. ib. 2, 3, 91, § 213: potestas,id. Agr. 2, 13, 33: occupationes,Nep. Att. 20, 2: pretium,immoderate,Dig. 35, 2, 61: sin cuipiam nimis infinitum videtur,too prolix,Cic. de Or. 1, 15, 65. — Subst.: infīnītum, i, n., an infinitude, an endless amount or number: infinitum auri,Eutr. 9, 9: ad or in infinitum, to infinity, without end: haec (ars statuaria) ad infinitum effloruit,Plin. 34, 7, 16, § 35: crescere,id. 34, 2, 3, § 5: durescere,id. 13, 9, 18, § 62: sectio in infinitum,Quint. 1, 10 fin.: ne in infinitum abeamus,Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243: infinitum quantum,beyond all measure, exceedingly, extraordinarily,Plin. 18, 28, 68, n. 3, § 277: infinito plus or magis,infinitely more, far more,Quint. 3, 4, 25; 11, 3, 172.
* Innumerable, countless: multitudo librorum,Cic. Tusc. 2, 2, 6: multitudo,id. Off. 1, 16, 52: causarum varietas,id. de Or. 1, 5, 16; Caes. B. G. 5, 12, 3: legum infinita multitudo,Tac. A. 3, 25: numerus annorum,Gell. 14, 1, 18: pietatis exempla,Plin. 7, 36, 36, § 121: pecunia ex infinitis rapinis, Auct. B. Alex. 64, 4; Spart. Hadr. 20, 5; Eutr. 1, 3; 3, 20 al.
* Indefinite.
* In gen.: infinitior distributio, where no person or time is mentioned or implied, Cic. Top. 8: quaestio,id. Part. Or. 18: res,id. de Or. 1, 31: conexa,indefinite conclusions,id. Fat. 8.—Adv.: in infinito,to infinity, everywhere, at pleasure,Dig. 8, 2, 24; 8, 1, 9.
* Infīnītē.
* Without bounds, without end, infinitely: ne infinite feratur ut flumen oratio,Cic. Or. 68, 228: concupiscere,excessively,id. Par. 6, 3: dividere,id. Ac. 1, 7: perorare,without cessation, constantly,id. Or. 36 fin.
* In-fīnītō (rare), immensely, vastly: magis delectare,Quint. 11. 3, 4: magis flexa sunt,id. 8, 4, 25: plus cogitare,id. ib.: infinito praestare,Plin. 25, 8, 53, § 94.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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