illimitable

[ ih-lim-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. incapable of being limited; limitless; boundless.

illimitable

/ ɪˈlɪmɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. limitless; boundless

Derived Forms

• ilˌlimitaˈbility, noun
• ilˈlimitably, adverb

Other Words From

• il·limit·a·bili·ty il·limit·a·ble·ness noun
• il·limit·a·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of illimitable¹

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

Example Sentences

The “illimitable misery” of the refugees, to use Lazaron’s words, had a decisive impact on the former head rabbi of the prestigious Baltimore Hebrew Congregation.

From Slate

His narcissism, his megalomania, his delicate yet illimitable ego, would have it no other way.

From Washington Post

Well past age 90, when she became the oldest woman to win a Grammy, Cotten enthralled audiences with her illimitable music and storytelling.

From Washington Post

In a 2019 speech to the Federalist Society, Barr claims that his vision of "total and illimitable executive power" is what led every president throughout the 1800s.

From Salon

In the last, looming line, “Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.”

From Slate