Definitions for finite

• Definition
• Anagrams (50)

finite fi·nite

Spelling: [fahy-nahyt]

IPA: /ˈfaɪ naɪt/

Finite is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 50 anagrams from letters in finite (efiint).

Definitions for finite

noun

1. something that is finite.

adjective

1. having bounds or limits; not infinite; measurable.
2. Mathematics. (of a set of elements) capable of being completely counted. not infinite or infinitesimal. not zero.
3. subject to limitations or conditions, as of space, time, circumstances, or the laws of nature:

Origin of finite

1375-1425; late Middle English Latin fīnītus, past participle of fīnīre to stop, limit. See fine¹, -ite²

Examples for finite

And they're wise to pursue this course, because the most finite resource in this discussion is land.

Of the Infinite the finite mind can only catch a finite glimpse.

I do not mean that in Mary Osborne I had been worshipping the finite.

Many of the fuels we use to generate electricity —natural gas, oil, coal—are abundant yet finite.

Conditions of its necessity.species of escape from all the finite objects about them.

We only have a finite amount of fresh H2o and food on the planet, there is no more.

Man, finite and limited in capacity, could therefore never expiate it.

For all practical purposes, the world's supply of oil is not finite.

But we must not expect with our finite mind to comprehend the infinite God.

The reservoir of settlement-related projects available for promotion is finite.