Spanish word

sinfín

Pronunciation

IPA/sinˈfin/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncountless

Example

Hay un sinfín de posibilidades.

There are countless possibilities.

Illustration for sinfín (countless)

More examples

Todavía quedan un sinfín de preguntas sin responder.

There are still countless unanswered questions.

Core concept

A never-ending spiral of marks.

Common phrases

  • un sinfín de preguntas

    countless questions

  • un sinfín de detalles

    countless details

Similar words

montón: Names a big, colloquial quantity or pile commonly used in casual conversation.
infinidad: Represents an overwhelmingly large count that implies no perceivable limit.
cantidad: Specifies a measurable quantity or number used to indicate how much exists.

Definition in Spanish

Expresa una cantidad muy grande o la idea de que algo no tiene fin; suele emplearse en la locución 'un sinfín de + sustantivo'.

Word origin

A compound of sin "without" and fin (from Latin finis "end"), literally 'without end', which developed into a noun meaning countless or endlessly many.

Usage tips

  • Although sinfín can imply something endless, in everyday speech it works as a hyperbolic way to say 'many' and sounds vague when precision is needed.

Other meanings

  • large quantitynoun
  • large numbernoun

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