Antonyms for infinitesimal
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-fin-i-tes-uh-muh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn fɪn ɪˈtɛs ə məl |
Definition of infinitesimal
Origin :- 1710 (1650s as a noun), "infinitely small," from Modern Latin infinitesimus, from Latin infinitus "infinite" (see infinite) + -esimus, as in centesimus "hundredth." Related: Infinitesimally.
- adj small
- To be sure, the wage was infinitesimal, while the toil was body-breaking soul-breaking.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Here we find no infinitesimal subdivision and no multiplicity of crops.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Every beginning is infinitesimal, and wrapt in the mystery of creation.
- Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
- It is not the infinitesimal of time, but the negative of time.
- Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
- Yet surely (replied Socrates) that is only an infinitesimal part of generalship.
- Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
- What an infinitesimal proportion of us understand even our own country!
- Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various
- It is, at best, only a description of an infinitesimal bit of reality.
- Extract from : « By the Christmas Fire » by Samuel McChord Crothers
- On went the creature—on, and on, in its infinitesimal progression.
- Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various
- Well, here was the infinitesimal moment which it is necessary to seize.
- Extract from : « Dreams » by Henri Bergson
- But the progress of the work was infinitesimal compared with the advance of the Grass.
- Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
Synonyms for infinitesimal
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