'Limitation' definitions:
Definition of 'limitation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements" [syn: restriction, limitation]
noun
The quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"
noun
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" [syn: limit, limitation]
noun
(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; "statute of limitations"
noun
An act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) [syn: limitation, restriction]
Definition of 'Limitation'
From: GCIDE
- Limitation \Lim`i*ta"tion\ (-t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. limitatio: cf. F. limitation. See Limit, v. t.]
- 1. The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council. [1913 Webster]
- They had no right to mistake the limitation . . . of their own faculties, for an inherent limitation of the possible modes of existence in the universe. --J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which limits; a restriction; a qualification; a restraining condition, defining circumstance, or qualifying conception; as, limitations of thought. [1913 Webster]
- The cause of error is ignorance what restraints and limitations all principles have in regard of the matter whereunto they are applicable. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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. --Chaucer. Latimer. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A limited time within or during which something is to be done. [1913 Webster]
- You have stood your limitation, and the tribunes Endue you with the people's voice. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Law) (a) A certain period limited by statute after which the claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit. (b) A settling of an estate or property by specific rules. (c) A restriction of power; as, a constitutional limitation. --Wharton. Bouvier. [1913 Webster]
- To know one's own limitations, to know the reach and limits of one's abilities. --A. R. Wallace. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'limitation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute interest,
- allowance,
- benefit,
- border line,
- bound,
- boundary,
- boundary condition,
- boundary line,
- bounds,
- bourn,
- break boundary,
- breakoff point,
- ceiling,
- cession,
- circumscription,
- claim,
- closeness,
- common,
- compass,
- concession,
- confine,
- confinement,
- confines,
- continence,
- contingent interest,
- cramp,
- cramping,
- crowdedness,
- cutoff,
- cutoff point,
- deadline,
- delimitation,
- determinant,
- discipline,
- division line,
- easement,
- end,
- equitable interest,
- equity,
- estate,
- exception,
- exemption,
- extenuating circumstances,
- extremity,
- finish,
- floor,
- frontier,
- grain of salt,
- grant,
- hair,
- hairbreadth,
- hairsbreadth,
- hedge,
- hedging,
- high-water mark,
- holding,
- incapaciousness,
- incommodiousness,
- interest,
- interface,
- limen,
- limit,
- limiting factor,
- line,
- line of demarcation,
- low-water mark,
- lower limit,
- march,
- mark,
- mental reservation,
- mete,
- moderation,
- modification,
- narrow gauge,
- narrowness,
- nearness,
- part,
- percentage,
- prescription,
- proscription,
- qualification,
- reservation,
- restrain,
- restrictedness,
- restriction,
- right,
- right of entry,
- salvo,
- settlement,
- slenderness,
- special case,
- special treatment,
- specialness,
- specification,
- stake,
- start,
- starting line,
- starting point,
- stint,
- straitness,
- strict settlement,
- strictness,
- stricture,
- target date,
- term,
- terminal date,
- terminus,
- threshold,
- tight squeeze,
- tightness,
- time allotment,
- title,
- trust,
- upper limit,
- use,
- vested interest,
- waiver
Words containing 'Limitation'
- Limit,
- Limitable,
- Limitate,
- Limited,
- Limitedly,
- Limiter,
- Limiting,
- Limitive,
- limits,
- off limits,
- to the limit,
- Elastic limit,
- Jail limits,
- Limited company,
- Limited liability,
- Limited partnership,
- Limiting parallels,
- Prison limits,
- Statute of limitations,
- age limit,
- auto limitation,
- city limit,
- city limits,
- debt limit,
- go the limit,
- limit point,
- limited audit,
- limited edition,
- limited review,
- limited war,
- lower limit,
- off-limits,
- speed limit,
- time limit,
- upper limit,
- Lunar ecliptic limit,
- Solar ecliptic limit,
- To know one's own limitations,
- lower-limit,
- self-limited,
- sex-limited,
- strategic arms limitation talks,
- the three-mile limit,
- three-mile limit