Definition of infinition :.
(ĭn'fə-nĭ-shən)
1. (n.) An infinite process of defining something that cannot be fully or precisely defined; an endless list of possible definitions.
Origins: From definition, and infinity.
Example: Certain fluid concepts in their emergent state are subject to infinition--infinite dispersal of their meaning--rather than to definition. To infine is to suggest the infinity of possible definitions of a certain term or concept and therefore to problematize its meaning and the possibility or the benefit of defining it. If definition circumscribes a specific conceptual area, then infinition releases the concept from restricting demarcations and places it in an indeterminate zone.
Submitted by: Mikhail Epstein, Topics: Language & Literature
