INDEFINITE


Meaning of INDEFINITE in English

— 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.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .