Dictionary entry details
• LIMITATION (noun)
Meaning:
A principle that limits the extent of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
limitation; restriction
Context example:
I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements
Hypernyms ("limitation" is a kind of...):
regulation; rule (a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "limitation"):
restraint (a rule or condition that limits freedom)
quantification (a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers 'some' or 'all' or 'no'))
narrowness (a restriction of range or scope)
Meaning:
The quality of being limited or restricted
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
it is a good plan but it has serious limitations
Hypernyms ("limitation" is a kind of...):
disadvantage (the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position)
Meaning:
The greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
limitation; limit
Context examples:
there are limits on the amount you can bet / it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight
Hypernyms ("limitation" is a kind of...):
indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "limitation"):
extremum; peak (the most extreme possible amount or value)
cutoff (a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated)
Meaning:
(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Context example:
statute of limitations
Hypernyms ("limitation" is a kind of...):
time limit (a time period within which something must be done or completed)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Meaning:
An act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
restriction; limitation
Hypernyms ("limitation" is a kind of...):
regulating; regulation (the act of controlling or directing according to rule)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "limitation"):
load-shedding (cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply)
arms control (a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country)
hold-down (a limitation or constraint)
freeze (fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level)
clampdown (sudden restriction on an activity)
