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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?

   • an indefinite number. 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. From the Latin word indēfīnītus, dating back to 1520–30. See in- 3, definite

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   What does it mean if a situation is indefinite?

   • If you describe a situation or period as indefinite, you mean that people have not decided when it will end. The trial was adjourned for an indefinite period. ...an indefinite strike by government workers. Something that is indefinite is not exact or clear. ...at some indefinite time in the future. ...a handsome woman of indefinite age.

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   What does indefinido mean?

   • 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 indefinitely?

   • A very great number; an indefinitely large number. At some one period of time; -- used indefinitely. Whatever; whatsoever; what thing soever; -- used indefinitely. Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic; prodigious. At a past time indefinitely referred to; once; formerly.

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   Indefinite means not exact, not clear, or without clear limits. Learn how to use this adjective with nouns, verbs, and pronouns, and see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   The adjective indefinite describes something that is vague or not clearly defined: “After injuring her knee in a riding accident, Gloria postponed her vacation for an indefinite period of time.”

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