infinitude

noun

in·​fin·​i·​tude in-ˈfi-nə-ˌtüd 

-ˌtyüd

1

: the quality or state of being infinite : infiniteness

2

: something that is infinite especially in extent

3

: an infinite number or quantity

Examples of infinitude in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What constitutes inside information is an especially problematic question in pro leagues with an infinitude of assistant trainers, private physios, and other towel bearers who can easily gossip over a sprained toe, innocently. —Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025

Their diversity of experiences, diversity of possibilities, and the infinitude of ways to exist inside each city remains a significant narrative draw. —Willing Davidson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025

Out of the entire infinitude of possible shapes in possible dimensions, the shapes in precisely one dimension still resisted classification. —Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 5 May 2025

Fascinated by infinitude, the artist used blue — the color of the ocean and sky, in all their mysterious vast blueness — to convey it, making roughly 300 monochrome paintings in his signature International Klein Blue. —Amanda Fortini, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French & New Latin; French, going back to Middle French, borrowed from New Latin infīnītūdō, from Latin infīnītus "indefinite, having no limit, infinite entry 1" + -ūdō, extracted from -tūdō -tude (taking the -t- as the termination of a participle or adjective)

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for infinitude

• beatitude
• decrepitude
• disquietude
• exactitude
• ineptitude
• ingratitude
• midlatitude
• similitude
• solicitude
• accrued
• allude
• collude