lim·it·less

[lim-it-lis]
adjective
without limit; boundless: limitless ambition; limitless space.

Origin:
1575–85; limit + -less

lim·it·less·ly, adverb
lim·it·less·ness, noun


unbounded, measureless, unending, countless.
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limit (ˈlɪmɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  (sometimes plural) the ultimate extent, degree, or amount of something: the limit of endurance
2.  (often plural) the boundary or edge of a specific area: the city limits
3.  (often plural) the area of premises within specific boundaries
4.  the largest quantity or amount allowed
5.  maths
 a.  a value to which a function f(x) approaches as closely as desired as the independent variable approaches a specified value (x = a) or approaches infinity
 b.  a value to which a sequence an approaches arbitrarily close as n approaches infinity
 c.  the limit of a sequence of partial sums of a convergent infinite series: the limit of 1 + ½ + ¼ + ⅛ + … is 2
6.  maths one of the two specified values between which a definite integral is evaluated
7.  informal the limit a person or thing that is intolerably exasperating
8.  off limits
 a.  out of bounds
 b.  forbidden to do or use: smoking was off limits everywhere
9.  within limits to a certain or limited extent: I approve of it within limits
 
vb , -its, -iting, -ited
10.  to restrict or confine, as to area, extent, time, etc
11.  law to agree, fix, or assign specifically
 
[C14: from Latin līmes boundary]
 
'limitable
 
adj
 
'limitableness
 
n
 
'limitless
 
adj
 
'limitlessly
 
adv
 
'limitlessness
 
n

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Limitless is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Word Origin & History

limitless
1580s, from limit + -less.
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Example sentences
Under these extreme conditions atomic nuclei collide and fuse, liberating
  energy that could provide virtually limitless power.
The possibilities of cinema were suddenly limitless.
He could imbue adult cells, which are normally fixed in specific roles, with
  the limitless potential of stem cells.
The only reason the government can is because its ability to print or borrow
  money is almost limitless.
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