finitude.

The state of having a limit or end.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• human finitude
• finitude of resources

On the page

The essay treated human finitude as a condition of choice rather than a temporary obstacle.

The finitude of resources constrained the proposed expansion.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: requirements and constraints, institutional organization, formal assessment, system properties. Disciplines: academic writing, formal analysis, institutional studies. Commonness: uncommon.