in·def·i·nite

[in-def-uh-nit]
adjective
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.
4.
Botany.
a.
very numerous or not easily counted, as stamens.
b.
(of an inflorescence) indeterminate.

Origin:
1520–30; < Latin indēfīnītus. See in-3, definite

in·def·i·nite·ly, adverb
in·def·i·nite·ness, noun


1. unspecified; indeterminate. 2. imprecise, inexact, indistinct, confusing, vague, uncertain.


1, 2. determinate. 2. clear, specific.
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indefinite (ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not certain or determined; unsettled
2.  without exact limits; indeterminate: an indefinite number
3.  vague, evasive, or unclear
4.  botany Also: indeterminate
 a.  too numerous to count: indefinite stamens
 b.  capable of continued growth at the tip of the stem, which does not terminate in a flower: an indefinite inflorescence
 
in'definiteness
 
n

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indefinite
1530, from L. indefinitus, from in- "not" + definitus (see define).
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Example sentences
The result was an indefinite closing of comments on the site and deletion of some current comments.
And he promised an end to rendition and indefinite detention.
It has also proposed a new statute authorizing the indefinite detention without trial of terrorism suspects.
His music's not to my taste, but he's so fluid and indefinite and polyvalent that he's kind of interesting.
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