limitation

English Online Dictionary. What means limitation‎? What does limitation mean?

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin limitatio. Morphologically limit +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

limitation (countable and uncountable, plural limitations)

1. The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
2. A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
3. An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.
4. (law) A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.

   The lawyer obtained impunity by dragging his obviously guilty client's case beyond the ten-year limitation.

Synonyms

• (time period): prescription

Antonyms

• limitlessness

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

References

• “limitation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• militation

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin līmitātiōnem. By surface analysis, limiter +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.mi.ta.sjɔ̃/

Noun

limitation f (plural limitations)

1. limitation (action of limiting) [from 1304]

   Antonym: illimitation

   traité de limitation des armements ― arms limitation treaty

   Il a obtenu un congé sans aucune limitation de temps. ― He obtained leave without any time limit.

See also

• délimitation
• restriction

Further reading

• “limitation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.