— indefinitely , adv. — indefiniteness , n.
/in def"euh nit/ , adj.
1. not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
2. not clearly defined or determined; not precise or exact: an indefinite boundary; an indefinite date in the future.
3. Gram.
a. See indefinite article .
b. See indefinite pronoun .
4. Bot.
a. very numerous or not easily counted, as stamens.
b. (of an inflorescence) indeterminate.
[ 1520-30; indefinitus. See IN- 3 , DEFINITE ]
Syn. 1. unspecified; indeterminate. 2. imprecise, inexact, indistinct, confusing, vague, uncertain.
Ant. 1, 2. determinate. 2. clear, specific.