Unbounded
/ʌnˈbaʊndɪd/noun
Not limited, restricted, or confined.
Did you know?Its core comes from Old English bindan, “to bind,” the same ancient root behind bond, band, and bind—so unbounded is, at heart, the state of what has been unchained.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰendʰ-
“to bind, tie, fasten”
Old English
English
bindan
“to bind, tie, fasten”
Old English
English
un- + bindan
“not bound, not tied”
Middle English
English
unbounden
“not bound or tied”
Modern English
English
unbounded
“not limited or confined”