indefinite
Etymology
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Etymology
From Late Latin indēfīnītus.
Morphologically in- + definite.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt/
indefinite
- Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
- Your accout will be suspended for an indefinite period of time.
- Vague or unclear.
- She gave an indefinite answer which nobody really understood.
- Undecided or uncertain.
- I'm still indefinite about what I'm going to study at college.
- (mathematics) Being an integral without specified limits.
- Don't forget to add the +C when calculating indefinite integrals.
- (linguistics) Designating an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things
- the indefinite article
- (without limit) unlimited, unrestricted
- (vague or unclear) hazy; see also Thesaurus:indistinct or Thesaurus:vague
- (undecided or uncertain) indeterminate, unsettled, indecisive, unsure
- (an integral without specified limits)
- (designating an unspecified thing)
- German: unbegrenzt, unbestimmt
- Italian: indefinito
- Russian: неограни́ченный
- German: vage, unklar
- Italian: indefinito
- Russian: неопределённый
- German: unentschieden, unsicher
- Italian: indefinito
- Russian: неопределённый
- German: unbestimmt
- Russian: неопределённый
- German: unbestimmt
- Spanish: indefinido
indefinite (plural indefinites)
- (grammar) A word or phrase that designates an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things.
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