Meaning & use
infinity pool
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UK/ɪnˈfɪnɪti ˌpuːl/
US/ɪnˈfɪnəti ˌpuːl/
Meaning
nouncountable
A swimming pool built so the water seems to flow over one edge and meet the horizon.
Grammar: Takes an or the: a hotel with an infinity pool.
Patterns
- an infinity pool overlooking something
The villa has an infinity pool facing the ocean.
We swam in the infinity pool as the sun set.
The infinity pool seemed to merge with the sea.
Word forms
| plural | infinity pools |
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Common combinations
- overlook an infinity pool
- Our room overlooks an infinity pool.
- rooftop infinity pool
- The hotel has a rooftop infinity pool.
- heated infinity pool
- They enjoyed a heated infinity pool in winter.
- swim in an infinity pool
- Guests can swim in an infinity pool above the cliffs.
- build an infinity pool
- He wants to build an infinity pool at the edge of the garden.
Synonyms and how they differ
- vanishing-edge pool
- Vanishing-edge pool is the architectural name, whereas infinity pool is the everyday label.
- negative-edge pool
- Negative-edge pool is a technical term used by pool builders.
- lap pool
- Lap pool is a narrow pool for exercise and has no special edge.
Word family
- infinity noun
- endless space or quantity
- infinite adjective
- without end
- infinitely adverb
- without limit
- pool noun
- a basin of water for swimming
Commonly confused: infinity pool or infinite?
infinity pool vs infinite
Infinite means endless, but the phrase uses the noun infinity, so say infinity pool.
Practice
What makes an infinity pool different from a normal pool?
Choose one answer.
An infinity pool has a special edge so water seems to continue into the horizon. The other options describe things that are not part of its definition.
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