Definitions for limited
ˈlɪm ɪ tɪdlim·it·ed

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. express, limited(adj)

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

   "he caught the express to New York"

2. limited(adj)

   small in range or scope

   "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends"

3. circumscribed, limited(adj)

   subject to limits or subjected to limits

4. limited(adj)

   including only a part

5. limited, modified(adj)

   mediocre

6. limited(adj)

   not excessive

7. limited, special(adj)

   having a specific function or scope

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

8. limited(adj)

   not unlimited

   "a limited list of choices"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. limited(Adjective)

   With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Limited

   of Limit

2. Limited(adj)

   confined within limits; narrow; circumscribed; restricted; as, our views of nature are very limited

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'limited' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1610

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'limited' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2630

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'limited' in Adjectives Frequency: #200

Anagrams for limited »

1. delimit

How to pronounce limited?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of limited in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of limited in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of limited in a Sentence

1. Iliane Dingel-Padberg:

   Currently every hotel in Germany is receiving requests, we wouldn't consider so-called A-sites for the housing of refugees, rather our C-sites with limited occupancy rates. What motivates us is a mixture of economic and humanitarian reasons.

2. Henry Spiller:

   In adults, the respiratory depression, the part that slows the breathing and you stop breathing, is limited, and so there's a lot less respiratory depression in adults, that's why it was felt to be safer. Unfortunately, in very young children under 5, preschoolers, toddlers, infants... that protection isn't there, and they do get this respiratory depression. It does affect their breathing.

3. Liz Sanders:

   We're limited because we can't really examine how people are behaving; we just know how they say they're behaving. So that is one limitation with any self-reported survey.

4. Boston Fed president Eric Rosengren:

   While monetary policy should not overreact to short-term temporary fluctuations in financial markets, policy makers should take seriously the potential downside risk to their economic forecasts and manage those risks as we think about the appropriate path, these downside risks reflect continued headwinds from weakness within countries that represent many of our major trading partners, and only limited data to support the projected path of inflation to target.

5. Greg Dewald:

   The U.S. has limited power, but the power they do have is significant.

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