Associations to the word «Limitation»

Wiktionary

LIMITATION, noun. The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
LIMITATION, noun. A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
LIMITATION, noun. An imperfection or shortcoming which limits somethings use or value.
LIMITATION, noun. A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.

Dictionary definition

LIMITATION, noun. A principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements".
LIMITATION, noun. The quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations".
LIMITATION, 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".
LIMITATION, noun. (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; "statute of limitations".
LIMITATION, noun. An act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation).

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis