🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

grenzenlos

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈɡʁɛntsn̩ˌloːs/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unbounded/ʌnˈbaʊn.dɪd/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #9500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie zeigten grenzenlose Bewunderung für die Leistung."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having no limits or restrictions; infinite or vast.

    "She displayed unbounded enthusiasm for the new scientific project."
  2. 2

    Not confined or held within bounds; unrestrained.

    "The puppy ran with unbounded energy across the open meadow."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix un- (meaning not) combined with bounded, originating from the Old English 'bodian' and Old Norse 'búandi', eventually developing the sense of having no boundaries or limits. It entered Middle and Early Modern English as a participial adjective describing things that cannot be restrained or measured by conventional limits.

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