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Antonyms for confines

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuhn-fahyn for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon-fahyn for 3, 4
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈfaɪn for 1, 2, 5, 6; ˈkɒn faɪn for 3, 4


Definition of confines

Origin :
  • c.1400, "boundary, limit" (usually as confines), from Old French confins "boundaries," from Medieval Latin confines, from Latin confinium (plural confinia) "boundary, limit," from confine, neuter of confinis "bordering on, having the same boundaries," from com- "with" (see com-) + finis "an end" (see finish (n.)).
  • noun boundaries
Example sentences :
  • In front the day-break was bursting the confines of the bleak racks of cloud.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • He said, voice muffled by the confines of the plastic helmet, "Who are you?"
  • Extract from : « Acid Bath » by Vaseleos Garson
  • There came a moment when it seemed to him that he must have swum beyond the confines of life.
  • Extract from : « Within the Tides » by Joseph Conrad
  • It was easy to swim like this beyond the confines of life looking at a star.
  • Extract from : « Within the Tides » by Joseph Conrad
  • We can not possibly break from the confines of our three dimensional world.
  • Extract from : « The 4-D Doodler » by Graph Waldeyer
  • Beyond the confines of the camp, the sand lay like untracked snow.
  • Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie
  • The gates and the porter's lodge were at that end of the confines nearest Fiesole.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • The story of Gilgamesh was carried beyond the confines of Babylonia.
  • Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow
  • The denizens of the confines of the world, painted for war, had driven them back from the shores.
  • Extract from : « Lost Face » by Jack London
  • I managed to pass his confines at greater and greater speed.
  • Extract from : « Working With the Working Woman » by Cornelia Stratton Parker

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