finitude
/ˈfɪn.ɪ.tjuːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɪn.ɪ.tuːd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfī-nə-ˌtüd -ˌtyüd, ˈfin-ə-/ (ame, mw)
finitude — noun
1. the condition of being bounded in time, scope, or resources — for example, the f
the condition of being bounded in time, scope, or resources — for example, the fact that a person will one day die, that an organization has only so much money, or that any project will eventually have to end.
Reading her late mother's diary made Roya think long about her own finitude.
possessive: one's own finitude (mortality reading)
The mayor reminded the council of the finitude of the city's water supply during the drought.
the finitude of [resource]
Dario's grandfather spoke calmly about the finitude of human life on the long walk home.
After the hospital visit, Camila felt the finitude of her father's remaining years in a new way.
Philosophers have long written about the finitude of memory and the slow loss of childhood scenes.
- mortality
narrower — focuses specifically on the fact of dying, not general boundedness
- limitedness
more transparent and less formal; same idea but lacks the philosophical weight
- finiteness
near-synonym; slightly more technical, common in mathematics and logic
- infinity
the abstract state of having no end; the opposite condition
- boundlessness
less technical; suggests no limits in space or possibility
文法句型
finitude of [noun]
human finitude
用法筆記
Frequently used with a definite article and an `of`-phrase that names the bounded thing (`the finitude of life / of resources / of memory`). Common in philosophical, theological, and reflective writing; rare in everyday speech, where speakers prefer 'limits' or 'mortality' depending on context.