English

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

Antonyms

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

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:finitude.

References

• finitude at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Noun

finitude f ‎(plural finitudes)

1. finitude, impermanence, transience