Unlimitable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Impossible to restrict, confine or set within fixed borders, so that it extends without any known end
2. Describing something that cannot be bounded, measured or held within any set extent or restriction
3. Having no possible boundary or restraint, so that it cannot be confined to any particular degree or amount

Etymology: "Unlimitable" is a plain formation: the prefix "un-" meaning "not" attached to "limitable," which is itself "limit" plus the suffix "-able," meaning "capable of being." Put together, the word describes something that cannot be limited or bounded, which is exactly its meaning of having no bounds. The base "limit" came into English from Latin "limes," a boundary or border, through Old French "limite." The "-able" ending traces back to Latin "-abilis," and entered English through French, marking the adjective as one that describes capacity or possibility. Because "limitable" itself is a modest word, "unlimitable" is essentially a negated version of an already-straightforward coinage, with no notable story of a single inventor or famous first use behind it.

Synonyms: unlimited, limitless, boundless

Antonyms: limited