fin- (Latin: end, last, limit, boundary, border)
ad finem; ad fin.
To the end.
Ad finem fidelis.
Faithful to the end.
Ad finem spero.
I hope to the last.
ad finem ultimum
To the final end.
Said to be the motto of the Canadian Space Agency. ad infinitum; ad inf.; ad infin. (ad in fuh NIGH tuhm)
Without limit; indefinitely into the future; endlessly.
Jonathan Swift wrote: "So, naturalists observe, a flea hath smaller fleas that on him prey; and these have smaller still to bite ‘em; and so proceed ad infinitum."
The term is often used interchangeably with ad nauseam and the original Latin sense is "beyond limits". affinity
affinity (uh FIN uh tee)
affinity (uh FIN uh tee)
1. Natural liking, partiality, fancy, liking, fondness; leaning, bent, proclivity, propensity, sympathy, rapport: "Many classical musicians have an affinity for jazz."
2. Family resemblance, similarity, likeness, parallelism, homology; relation, connection, compatibility: "There is a close affinity between lemons and limes."
Affinity comes from Latin affinitas, which means kinship by marriage, as distinct from blood kinship. In the 18th century, naturalists started to use affinity to mean a family resemblance (as between cats and lions).
affinity, infinity
affinity (uh FIN uh tee)
1. Natural liking, fondness; rapport: "Many classical musicians have an affinity for jazz."
2. Family resemblance, similarity, likeness: "There is a close affinity between lemons and limes."
infinity (in FIN uh tee)
1. Unlimited space, time, distance; extending beyond any measure or comprehension; without beginning or end: "Beyond the Earth we find infinity."
2. In photography, a distance setting, as on a camera, beyond which the entire field is in focus: "She set the lens on her camera to infinity so objects at a distance would be in focus."
confine
confinement
definable
definably
define
definite
definitely
 Related "end" units:
term-,
ultim-.
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