Limitado

Limitado is a Spanish adjective meaning restricted or finite, used to describe things with defined boundaries, constraints, or limited availability. It can refer to time, quantity, scope, access, or resources, and appears in phrases such as edición limitada, stock limitado, horario limitado, and presupuesto limitado. In legal and business contexts, limitación may appear in expressions like responsabilidad limitada (limited liability) or capacidad limitada (limited capacity).

Etymology and morphology: Limitado derives from the verb limitar, which conveys setting or enforcing a boundary. The form changes to agree with gender and number: limitado (masculine singular), limitada (feminine singular), limitados or limitadas (plural).

Usage notes: The term is generally neutral but often conveys scarcity or constraint. It can imply practical constraints (por ejemplo, recursos limitados) or intentional design (una edición limitada). In marketing, limitación can signal exclusivity or scarcity, while in everyday speech it can describe practical restrictions (horario limitado).

Synonyms and related terms include restringido (restricted), escaso (scarce), and limitado can be contrasted with ilimitado (unlimited). In cross-linguistic contexts, Spanish limitados has cognates in other Romance languages, such as limitado in Portuguese and limitato in Italian, with similar meanings.

See also: Limitar, Límite, Limitación, Responsabilidad limitada.