unbounded

unbounded
unbounded (adj.) 1590s, "not limited in extent," from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + pp. of BOUND (Cf. bound) (v.1). Sense of "generous, profuse, liberal" is recorded from 1704.

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  • Unbounded — Un*bound ed, a. Having no bound or limit; as, unbounded space; an, unbounded ambition. Addison. {Un*bound ed*ly}, adv. {Un*bound ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unbounded — index absolute (complete), competitive (open), excessive, indefinite, indeterminate, infinite …   Law dictionary

  • unbounded — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having no limits …   English terms dictionary

  • unbounded — [unboun′did] adj. 1. without bounds or limits; boundless 2. not restrained; uncontrolled …   English World dictionary

  • unbounded — [[t]ʌ̱nba͟ʊndɪd[/t]] ADJ If you describe something as unbounded, you mean that it has, or seems to have, no limits. ...an unbounded capacity to imitate and adopt the new... His advice was always sensible and his energy unbounded. Syn: boundless …   English dictionary

  • unbounded — adjective Date: 1565 1. having no limit < unbounded joy > 2. unrestrained, uncontrolled • unboundedness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unbounded — unboundedly, adv. unboundedness, n. /un bown did/, adj. 1. having no limits, borders, or bounds. 2. unrestrained; uncontrolled: unbounded enthusiasm. [1590 1600; UN 1 + BOUND3 + ED3] Syn. 1. limitless, immense, vast, infinite, immeasurable. 2.… …   Universalium

  • unbounded — adjective having no boundaries or limits The universe is finite but unbounded …   Wiktionary

  • unbounded — adj. Unbounded is used with these nouns: ↑enthusiasm …   Collocations dictionary

  • unbounded — un|bound|ed [ʌnˈbaundıd] adj formal extreme or without any limit ▪ the child s unbounded energy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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