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Meaning of 'indefinite' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Indefinite [ a.]
- Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise; uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite time, plan, etc.
- Having no determined or certain limits; large and unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.
- Boundless; infinite.
- Too numerous or variable to make a particular enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower, and the like. Also, indeterminate.

Meaning of 'indefinite' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . indefinite [ a]
Meaning (1):
- vague or not clearly defined or stated
Example in sentence:
  • amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges;
  • he would not answer so indefinite a proposal;
  • must you be so indefinite?
2 . indefinite [ s]
Meaning (2):
- not decided or not known
Example in sentence:
  • plans are indefinite;
  • were indefinite about their plans

Nearby Words:

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