Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Immoderate; excessive; beyond all measure: Describes a state, quality, or action that lacks restraint or moderation, exceeding normal or acceptable limits to an extreme degree.
   • Boundless; limitless (in a negative or extreme sense): Often implies an intensity or scale that is unreasonable, uncontrolled, or disproportionate.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Lòng tham của hắn ta thực sự vô hạn độ. (His greed is truly immoderate.)
  • Sự chi tiêu vô hạn độ đã dẫn công ty đến bờ vực phá sản. (The company's excessive spending led it to the brink of bankruptcy.)
  • Cô ấy yêu cầu con mình với một sự kỳ vọng vô hạn độ. (She demands of her child with boundless expectations.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in formal or literary contexts to criticize or highlight an extreme lack of moderation. It carries a negative connotation, suggesting something is unreasonably large, intense, or extreme.

Variants and Related Words

• Vô độ (adj): Immoderate, excessive (a slightly more common synonym, often used in similar contexts).
  • Ăn uống vô độ có hại cho sức khỏe. (Immoderate eating and drinking is harmful to health.)
• Quá độ (adj): Excessive, extreme (can be used more broadly).
  • Làm việc quá độ. (To overwork.)

Synonyms

• Immoderate: Not within reasonable limits.
• Excessive: More than is necessary, normal, or desirable.
• Unbridled: Uncontrolled; unrestrained.
• Inordinate: Unusually or disproportionately large; excessive.

Related Idioms

• While "vô hạn độ" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in phrases that describe extreme behavior or qualities, such as "" (immoderately greedy) or "" (excessively trusting).