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indefinite

  (ĭn-dĕf'ə-nĭt) pronunciation
adj.

Not definite, especially:

  1. Unclear; vague.
  2. Lacking precise limits: an indefinite leave of absence.
  3. Uncertain; undecided: indefinite about their plans.

indefinitely in·def'i·nite·ly adv.
indefiniteness in·def'i·nite·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: indefinite

adjective

  1. Not clearly perceived or perceptible: blear, bleary, cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indistinct, misty, obscure, shadowy, unclear, undistinct, vague. See clear/unclear.
  2. Lacking precise limits: indeterminate, inexact, undetermined. See limited/unlimited.
  3. Marked by lack of firm decision or commitment; of questionable outcome: open, uncertain, undecided, undetermined, unresolved, unsettled, unsure, vague. Idioms: up in the air. See certain/uncertain.

 
Antonyms: indefinite

adj

Definition: ambiguous, vague
Antonyms: certain, definite, distinct, fixed, limited, sure


 

A term used to describe a flower with a great many petals, too many to count, or an inflorescence with too many florets to count.

 
Word Tutor: indefinite
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Vague or not clearly defined or stated. adj. - Not decided or not known.

pronunciation If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another. — Winston Churchill

 
Wikipedia: indefinite (disambiguation)

The word indefinite has these meanings:-

  • In mathematics:-
    • When talking about positive or negative indefinite forms in multilinear algebra, see definite bilinear form.
    • "indefinite" is sometimes used to describe the result of trying to divide 0 by 0. Some computers call this value NaN (short for "not a number").
  • In grammar, see indefinite article.

 
Misspellings: indefinitely

Common misspelling(s) of indefinitely

  • indefinitly
  • indefinately

 
Translations: Translations for: Indefinite

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uendelig, ubegrænset, uafgrænset, ubestemt

idioms:

  • indefinite article    ubestemt artikel
  • indefinite pronoun    ubestemt navneord

Nederlands (Dutch)
onbepaald, onduidelijk, eindeloos

Français (French)
adj. - vague, indéterminé, imprécis, illimité, (Ling) indéfini

idioms:

  • indefinite article    article indéfini
  • indefinite pronoun    pronom indéfini

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unbestimmt, unbegrenzt

idioms:

  • indefinite article    unbestimmter Artikel
  • indefinite pronoun    unbestimmtes Pronomen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αόριστος, ασαφής, απροσδιόριστος, ακαθόριστος, αβέβαιος, αναποφάσιστος
attrib. - (γραμμ.) αόριστος

idioms:

  • indefinite article    (γραμμ.) αόριστο άρθρο
  • indefinite pronoun    (γραμμ.) αόριστη αντωνυμία

Italiano (Italian)
indefinito

idioms:

  • indefinite article    articolo indefinito
  • indefinite pronoun    pronome indefinito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - indefinido
attrib. - indefinido

idioms:

  • indefinite article    artigo (m) indefinido (Gram.)
  • indefinite pronoun    pronome (m) indefinido (Gram.)

Русский (Russian)
неопределенный, неограниченный

idioms:

  • indefinite article    неопределенный артикль
  • indefinite pronoun    неопределенное местоимение

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indefinido, impreciso, incierto

idioms:

  • indefinite article    artículo indefinido
  • indefinite pronoun    pronombre indefinido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - obestämd, obegränsad, oklar
attr. - obestämd, obegränsad, oklar

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
模糊的, 无限的, 不确定的

idioms:

  • indefinite article    不定冠词
  • indefinite pronoun    不定代词

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 模糊的, 無限的, 不確定的

idioms:

  • indefinite article    不定冠詞
  • indefinite pronoun    不定代詞

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불명확한, 일정하지 않은, 부정의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不明確な, あいまいな, 不定の, 決まっていない

idioms:

  • indefinite article    不定冠詞
  • indefinite pronoun    不定代名詞

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير محدد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מסויים, לא ברור, לא מוגבל, סתמי‬


 
 

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