NYT Dictionary

INFINITY

/ɪnˈfɪnɪti/
Nounin-FIN-i-tyin-fin-i-ty · 4 syllablesGrade 4

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Meaning

Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English infinite, from Old French infinité, from Latin īnfīnitās (“unlimitedness”), from negative prefix in- (“not”), + fīnis (“end”), + noun of state suffix -tās. By surface analysis, infinite + -ity.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mul:∞boundlessnessendlessnessinfinitenessinfinitudeinfinitylimitlessnessunendingnessunlimitedness∞

Antonyms

finity

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles:

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