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indefiniteness

[in-def-uh-nit]

Origin

adjective

not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.

not clearly defined or determined; not precise or exact: an indefinite boundary; an indefinite date in the future.

Grammar.

indefinite article.

indefinite pronoun.

Botany.

very numerous or not easily counted, as stamens.

(of an inflorescence) indeterminate.

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

Related forms

in·def·i·nite·ly, adverb

in·def·i·nite·ness, noun

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

Antonyms
1, 2. determinate. 2. clear, specific.

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indefinite (ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt)

—*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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Word Origin & History

indefinite

1530, from L. indefinitus, from in- "not" + definitus (see define).

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