finitude

== English == === Etymology === From Latin fin(is) +‎ -itude or directly from Renaissance Latin finitūdō (“signifying a noun of state”), from fīnis (“end, limit”) +‎ -tūdō. === Pronunciation === === Noun === finitude (countable and uncountable, plural finitudes) The state or characteristic of being finite; limitedness. ==== Usage notes ==== Finitude is relatively formal and used in philosophy, while finiteness is used in mathematics; however, infinitude is used in mathematics more than infiniteness. Less formal is to reword to use limited: “(the fact that) life is limited” rather than “the finitude of life”. Finitude may also be used outside of formal contexts for humorous effect. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:finitude. ==== Synonyms ==== (state or characteristic of being finite): finiteness, finity, limitedness; see also Thesaurus:finity ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “state or characteristic of being finite”): infiniteness, infinitude, infinity, limitlessness, unlimitedness; see also Thesaurus:infinity === References === “finitude”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fi.ni.tyd/ === Noun === finitude f (plural finitudes) finitude, impermanence, transience === Further reading === “finitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012