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illimitable

[ ih-lim-i-tuh-buh l ]

/ ɪˈlɪm ɪ tə bəl /

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adjective

incapable of being limited; limitless; boundless.

Origin of illimitable

First recorded in 1590–1600; il-² + limitable

OTHER WORDS FROM illimitable

il·lim·it·a·bil·i·ty, il·lim·it·a·ble·ness, noun il·lim·it·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby illimitable

illegitimize, illiberal, illich, illicit, illimani, illimitable, illin', illinium, illinoian, illinois, illinois bundleflower

Example sentences from the Web for illimitable

Art and Love speak—but their words must be Like sighings of illimitable forests, And waves of an unfathomable sea.

Legends and Lyrics: First Series |Adelaide Anne Procter
His high pitched voice shrieked bombastic platitude into my ears for an illimitable time.

The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne |William J. Locke
Victor Hugo made this approach to the illimitable in power, that he was well-nigh equally able to do great things and to do small.

French Classics |William Cleaver Wilkinson
Every portion of this illimitable desert of flame is pouring forth torrents of heat.

McClure's Magazine December, 1895 |Edited by Ida M. Tarbell

It was a cool hazy day, and in the west the kopjes seemed to swim in an illimitable sea of blue.

The African Colony |John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for illimitable

illimitable

/ (ɪˈlɪmɪtəbəl) /

adjective

limitless; boundless

Derived forms of illimitable

illimitability or illimitableness, noun illimitably, adverb