[def.i.nite] adj [L definitus, pp. of definire] (1553) 1: having distinct or certain limits "set ~ standards for pupils to meet"
2. a: free of all ambiguity, uncertainty, or obscurity "demanded a ~ answer" b: unquestionable, decided "the quarterback was a ~ hero today"
3: typically designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing "the ~ article the"
4. a: being constant in number, usu. less than 20, and occurring in multiples of the petal number "stamens ~" b: cymose "a ~ inflorescence" syn see explicit -- def.i.nite.ly adv -- def.i.nite.ness n