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   In·def·i·nite

   /inˈdef(ə)nət/

   

   adjective

   • 1. lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time: "they may face indefinite detention" Similar unknownindeterminateunspecifiedunlimitedunrestrictedundecidedundeterminedundefinedunfixedunsettledunresolveduncertainlimitlessinfiniteendlessimmeasurableOpposite fixedlimited
   • ▪ not clearly expressed or defined; vague: "their status remains indefinite" Similar vagueill-definedunclearloosegeneralimpreciseinexactnebulousblurredfuzzyhazyconfusedobscureambiguousequivocaldoubtfuldubiousOpposite clear
   • ▪ (of a word, inflection, or phrase) not determining the person, thing, time, etc., referred to.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin indefinitus, from in- ‘not’ + definitus ‘defined, set within limits’ (see definite).

   Derivatives

   • 1. indefiniteness noun

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   What does indefinite mean?

   • not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number. not clearly defined or determined; not precise or exact: an indefinite boundary; an indefinite date in the future. Grammar. indefinite article. indefinite pronoun. Botany. very numerous or not easily counted, as stamens. (of an inflorescence) indeterminate.

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   What does indefinido mean?

   • indefinido, indefinido/ida [masculine-feminine]… indefinido, indefinido/-da… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! INDEFINITE definition: 1. not exact, not clear, or without clear limits: 2. not exact, not clear, or without clear…. Learn more.

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   What is the meaning of the indefinite in French?

   • OF THE ABTIOLE INDEFINITE. 58. The article indefinite, a or on, serves to point out one single person or thing ; as, a girU a hook ; it is called indefinite, becaase it does not determine what particular person or thing is meant. This article is rendered into French by un or une (which also means " one **). 59.

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   What is the difference between definite and indefinite?

   • You’ve probably noticed that a big chunk of the word indefinite is made up of a familiar word, definite — which means “specific” or “clearly defined.” The two words have common origins in the Latin word definitus (“definite”), but indefinite ’s in- prefix gives the word the opposite meaning — " not clearly defined".

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   indefinite: 1 adj vague or not clearly defined or stated “must you be so indefinite ?” “amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges” “he would not answer so indefinite a proposal” Synonyms: unclear not clear to the mind undefined , vague not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished coy showing marked and often playful or ...

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