finite

Other forms of finite

comparative

finiter·

superlative

finitest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about finite

What does finite mean?

finite means "bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in finite?

finite has 2 syllables: fi-nite. The stress falls on "fi". In IPA it is /ˈfaɪˌnaɪt/.

What is the opposite of finite?

The recorded antonyms are infinite, infinite.

Is finite a common word?

finite is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with finite?

19 words rhyme with finite. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.