in ‧ def ‧ i ‧ nite AC /ɪnˈdef ə nət, ɪnˈdef ə nɪt/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: verb : ↑ define ; noun : ↑ definition ; adverb : ↑ definitely ≠ ↑ indefinitely ; adjective : ↑ definite ≠ ↑ indefinite ]
[ Word Family: adverb : ↑ definitely ≠ ↑ indefinitely ; adjective : ↑ definite ≠ ↑ indefinite ]
1 . an indefinite action or period of time has no definite end arranged for it:
The next day the union voted to begin an indefinite strike.
The picture has been loaned for an indefinite period to the National Gallery.
2 . not clear or exact SYN vague :
Teachers find the report’s terminology so indefinite that it is confusing.