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illimited

Adjective
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Unlimited or without bounds. The thrush’s song is presented as expressing boundless joy.

Detailed Definition
“Illimited” means having no limit or boundary, much like “unlimited.” Its unusual form contributes to the elevated, almost sacred tone of the bird’s song, which seems excessive in a landscape offering little visible reason for happiness.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Of joy illimited” means joy without limit, using a formal poetic adjective; “The sea opened, illimited and blue” makes vastness visual; “Her illimited grief exceeded the room’s small griefs” applies the word to emotion; Illimited differs slightly from unlimited in tone, carrying an elevated and often philosophical or Romantic register
Additional Notes
The quoted adjective is a rare literary synonym for “unlimited,” so its meaning may require checking.; Found in the poem, The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy
Also Known As
unbounded limitless infinite boundless
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