limited

Noun · Adjective
US[lim-uh-tuhd]/ˈlɪmətəd/3 syllablesalso [lim-ih-tid] /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/

Open English WordNet

Adjective (7)

  1. small in range or scope“limited war”“a limited success”“a limited circle of friends”Opposite limitlessSimilar minor, narrowSee also narrow
  2. subject to limits or subjected to limitsSynonyms: circumscribedOpposite unrestrictedSimilar restricted
  3. including only a partOpposite comprehensiveSimilar noncomprehensive, incomprehensive
  4. mediocreSynonyms: modifiedOpposite unqualifiedSimilar qualified
  5. not excessiveOpposite immoderateSimilar moderate
  6. having a specific function or scope“a special (or specific) role in the mission”Synonyms: specialOpposite general, nonspecificSimilar specific
  7. not unlimited“a limited list of choices”

Noun (1)

  1. public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops“he caught the express to New York”Synonyms: expressType of public transport
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Translations

Adjective with certain limits placed upon it

Spanish
limitado
French
limité
Italian
limitato
Portuguese
limitado
Turkish
sınırlı
Russian
ограни́ченный ograníčennyj
Arabic
مَحْدُود maḥdūd
12 more languages
Swedish
begränsad
Greek
περιορισμένος periorisménos
Indonesian
terbatas
Hungarian
korlátolt
Portuguese (PT)
limitado
Finnish
rajoitettu
Georgian
შეზღუდული šezɣuduli
Icelandic
takmarkaður
Norwegian
begrenset
Romanian
limitat

The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Lim′it·ed (lĭm′ĭt-ĕd), adjective

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

Limited company, a company in which the liability of each shareholder is limited by the number of shares he has taken, so that he can not be called on to contribute beyond the amount of his shares. British Mozley & W.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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