Definitions for Limitation
ˌlɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃənlim·i·ta·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. restriction, limitationnoun

   a principle that limits the extent of something

   "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"

2. limitationnoun

   the quality of being limited or restricted

   "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"

3. limit, limitationnoun

   the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed

   "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"

4. limitationnoun

   (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought

   "statute of limitations"

5. limitation, restrictionnoun

   an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. limitationnoun

   The act of limiting or the state of being limited.

2. limitationnoun

   A restriction that limits something.

3. limitationnoun

   An imperfection or shortcoming which limits somethings use or value.

4. limitationnoun

   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 10 years limitation

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Limitationnoun

   Etymology: limitation, French; limitatie, Latin.

   1. Restriction; circumscription.

   Limitation of each creature, is both the perfection and the preservation thereof. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   Am I yourself,
   But, as it were, in sort of limitation. William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæsar.

   I despair, how this limitation of Adam’s empire to his line and posterity, will help us to one heir. This limitation, indeed, of our author, will save those the labour, who would look for him amongst the race of brutes; but will very little contribute to the discovery amongst men. John Locke.

   If a king come in by conquest, he is no longer a limited monarch; if he afterwards consent to limitations, he becomes immediately king de jure. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Confinement from a lax or undeterminate import.

   The cause of error is ignorance; what restraints and limitations all principles have in regard of the matter whereunto they are applicable. Richard Hooker, b. v.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limitation

   A limitation is a restriction or constraint that prevents progress, growth, or full functioning of something or someone. It can also refer to a weakness or shortcoming that is typically inherent in a particular process, system or person. Limitations can be physical, mental, environmental, or imposed by external circumstances or conditions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Limitationverb

   the act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council

2. Limitationverb

   that which limits; a restriction; a qualification; a restraining condition, defining circumstance, or qualifying conception; as, limitations of thought

3. Limitationverb

   a certain precinct within which friars were allowed to beg, or exercise their functions; also, the time during which they were permitted to exercise their functions in such a district

4. Limitationverb

   a limited time within or during which something is to be done

5. Limitationverb

   a certain period limited by statute after which the claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit

6. Limitationverb

   a settling of an estate or property by specific rules

7. Limitationverb

   a restriction of power; as, a constitutional limitation

8. Etymology: [L. limitatio: cf. F. limitation. See Limit, v. t.]

Matched Categories

1. • Disadvantage
   • Indefinite Quantity
   • Law
   • Regulation
   • Time Limit

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Limitation' in Nouns Frequency: #1474

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Anagrams for Limitation »

1. militation

How to pronounce Limitation?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Limitation in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Limitation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Limitation in a Sentence

1. Russian President Vladimir Putin:

   We have to do it without any period of limitation; we need to know all their names, we will search wherever they may be hiding. We will find them anywhere on the planet and punish them.

2. Malaysia Airlines:

   There's a limitation of what medical doctors can detect and consequently report, it needs to be the community where people know each other.

3. John C. Calhoun:

   The government of the absolute majority is but the government of the strongest interests; and when not effectively checked, is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised... [To read the Constitution is to realize that] no free system was ever farther removed from the principle that the absolute majority, without check or limitation, ought to govern.

4. Judson Mitcham:

   I don't see how anyone could fail to be troubled and moved by the stockade, with its deadlines, escape tunnels and Providence Spring, that subtext of such clean, well-kept grounds is chaos and human limitation, and I can't walk across the stockade field without feeling challenged and defeated by its awful irony. Even the sky looks different from there.

5. Anthon St Maarten:

   Dare to dream! If you did not have the capability to make your wildest wishes come true, your mind would not have the capacity to conjure such ideas in the first place. There is no limitation on what you can potentially achieve, except for the limitation you choose to impose on your own imagination. What you believe to be possible will always come to pass - to the extent that you deem it possible. It really is as simple as that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Limitation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Limitation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Limitation
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Limitation
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Limitation