Definition of limited

"limited" in the noun sense

1. express, limited

public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops

"he caught the express to New York"

"limited" in the verb sense

1. restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle

place limits on (extent or amount or access

"restrict the use of this parking lot"

"limit the time you can spend with your friends"

2. limit, circumscribe, confine to

restrict or confine within limits

"I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

"please confine your questions to the topic"

"our actions are circumscribed by our biology, personality, and by the social and cultural context into which we are born"

3. specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit

decide upon or fix definitely

"fix the variables"

"specify the parameters"

"limited" in the adjective sense

1. limited

small in range or scope

"limited war"

"a limited success"

"a limited circle of friends"

2. circumscribed, limited

subject to limits or subjected to limits

3. limited

including only a part

4. limited, modified

mediocre

5. limited

not excessive

6. limited, special

having a specific function or scope

"a special (or specific) role in the mission"

7. limited

not unlimited

"a limited list of choices"

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Quotations for limited

Liberty must be limited in order to be enjoyed. [ Burke ]

Knowledge is boundless, - human capacity, limited. [ Chamfort ]

Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires, man is a fallen god who remembers heaven. [ Lamartine ]

Every great poem is in itself limited by necessity, but in its suggestions unlimited and infinite. [ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ]

Men of limited intelligence generally condemn everything that is above their power of understanding. [ La Roche ]

Much wishes man for himself, and yet needs he but little; for the days are short, and limited is the fate of mortals. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]

The science of women, as that of men, must be limited according to their powers: the difference of their characters ought to limit that of their studies. [ Fenelon ]

It is difficult for the mind to span the career of nobody; the sphere of action opened to this wonderful person so enlarges every day that the limited faculties of anybody are too weak to compass it. [ Dickens ]

Truth contradicts our nature, error does not, and for a very simple reason: truth requires us to regard ourselves as limited, error flatters us to think of ourselves as in one or other way unlimited. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]

Man is intended for a limited condition; objects that are simple, near, determinate, he comprehends, and he becomes accustomed to employ such means as are at hand; but on entering a wider field he now knows neither what he would nor what he should. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]

Portion or Part? The distinction between these words is usually unheeded. A portion is a part assigned, allotted, or set aside for a special purpose; part has a less limited meaning. Hence, we may say correctly:
In what part of the city do you live?
What portion of the estate do you inherit?. [ Pure English, Hackett And Girvin, 1884 ]

limited in Scrabble®

The word limited is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters limited:

LIMITED
(90 = 40 + 50)
DELIMIT
(90 = 40 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

delimit, limited

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word limited

LIMITED
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In limited

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limited in Words With Friends™

The word limited is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters limited:

LIMITED
(107 = 72 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

delimit, limited

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word limited

LIMITED
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In limited

LIMITED
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DELIMIT
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DELIMIT
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LIMITED
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Words within the letters of limited

2 letter words in limited (6 words)

3 letter words in limited (13 words)

5 letter words in limited (8 words)

7 letter words in limited (Anagrams) (2 words)

limited + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence limited

Words that start with limited (2 words)

Words with limited in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving limited

Shorter words in limited

it limit

mi limit

it mite

mi mite

Longer words containing limited

bandlimited

delimited nondelimited

delimited undelimited

doselimited

illimited

limitedness

nonlimited

prelimited

unlimited