Meaning & use
Finitude
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The state or quality of being finite; the condition of having limits or an end, especially in philosophical discussions of existence.
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The philosopher's lecture explored human finitude and our awareness of mortality.
Facing the finitude of natural resources, the committee proposed strict conservation limits.
A note on using this word
Frequently used in existentialist philosophy to describe the boundedness of human life in contrast to the infinite.
Words with a similar meaning
limitationboundedness
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Words with an opposite meaning
infinitudeinfinity
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