English → Latin
“infinite” in Latin
īnfīnītusboundless, unlimited, endless; infiniteinterminorto threaten or menaceīnsatiābilisinsatiableimmēnsusimmeasurable, boundless, endless, vast, immensemagnitūdōgreatness, size, bulk, magnitude; vastness, extent.; a great number, amount or quantity, abundance.potestāspower, ability; mastery, control; authority, jurisdictioncupiditāsdesire (deemed good, neutral or bad); lust, passion; cupidity, avarice, greed, covetousnessavāritiaA greedy desire for possessions or gain; avarice, greed, greediness, covetousness, rapacity.; Eagerness for food, gluttocrūdēlitāscruelty, severity
The English word infinite itself goes back to Latin fīnis, through īnfīnītus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
infinite
infinitus (infinite, without terms or limit; e.g., magnitudo, odium, potestas, imperium): interminatus (infinite, boundless; e.g., magnitudo, cupiditas): insatiabilis (insatiable; e.g., cupiditas: avaritia: crudelitas): immensus (unmeasured, immeasurable; of any enormous dimension). To feel infinite pleasure, immortaliter gaudere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for infinite?
- The usual Latin words for “infinite” are īnfīnītus, interminor, īnsatiābilis; also immēnsus, magnitūdō, potestās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.