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- [lim-i-ting]
- /ˈlɪm ɪ tɪŋ/
- /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪŋ/
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- [lim-i-ting]
- /ˈlɪm ɪ tɪŋ/
Definitions of limiting word
- adjective limiting serving to restrict or restrain; restrictive; confining. 1
- adjective limiting Grammar. of the nature of a limiting adjective or a restrictive clause. 1
- noun limiting the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision. 1
- noun limiting a boundary or bound, as of a country, area, or district. 1
- noun limiting Mathematics. a number such that the value of a given function remains arbitrarily close to this number when the independent variable is sufficiently close to a specified point or is sufficiently large. The limit of 1/ x is zero as x approaches infinity; the limit of (x − 1) 2 is zero as x approaches 1. a number such that the absolute value of the difference between terms of a given sequence and the number approaches zero as the index of the terms increases to infinity. one of two numbers affixed to the integration symbol for a definite integral, indicating the interval or region over which the integration is taking place and substituted in a primitive, if one exists, to evaluate the integral. 1
- noun limiting limits, the premises or region enclosed within boundaries: We found them on school limits after hours. 1
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Origin of limiting
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; limit + -ing2
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Parts of speech for Limiting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
limiting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
limiting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for limiting
adjective limiting
- restrictive — tending or serving to restrict.
- proscriptive — the act of proscribing.
- binding — A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out.
- over-qualify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- deterrent — A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it.
Antonyms for limiting
adjective limiting
- lenient — agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
- humoring — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- live with — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- humouring — humor.
- soft-shell — Also, soft-shelled. having a soft, flexible, or fragile shell, as a crab that has recently molted.
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