Endless vs. Limited — What's the Difference?

Being or seeming to be without an end or limit; boundless

Confined or restricted within certain limits

Formed with the ends joined; continuous

Not attaining the highest goals or achievement

Having no end.

Having only mediocre talent or range of ability

Extending indefinitely.

Having governmental or ruling powers restricted by enforceable limitations, as a constitution or a legislative body

(obsolete) Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.

Abbr. Ltd. Of or relating to a limited company.

Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable; - applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless praise; endless clamor.

Of, relating to, or being transportation facilities, such as trains or buses, that make few stops and carry relatively few passengers.

Infinite; excessive; unlimited.

A limited train or bus.

Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.

Simple past tense and past participle of limit

Void of design; objectless; as, an endless pursuit.

With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.

Having a linear or ribbonlike form with the two ends connected together, such as in a circle, ellipse, torus, or any other closed loop. Belts or chains used in drive mechanisms are considered endless in this sense. See endless chain.

Restricted, small, few, not plentiful.

Tiresomely long; seemingly without end;

(rail) An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.

Infinitely great in number;

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

Having no known beginning and presumably no end;

Small in range or scope;

Having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole;

Subject to limits or subjected to limits

Occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted;

Including only a part

Mediocre

Not excessive

Having a specific function or scope;

Not unlimited;