Indefiniteness
[in-def-uh-nit] /ɪnˈdɛf ə nɪt/
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.
3.
Grammar.
4.
Botany.
/ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt/
adjective
1.
not certain or determined; unsettled
2.
without exact limits; indeterminate: an indefinite number
3.
vague, evasive, or unclear
4.
(botany) Also indeterminate
adj.
early 15c. (implied in indefinitely), from Latin indefinitus, from in- “not, opposite of, without” (see in- (1)) + definitus, past participle of definire (see define).
Read Also:
- Indefinite-number
noun, Mathematics. 1. a variable or unspecified number.
- Indefinite-pronoun
noun, Grammar. 1. a pronoun, as English some, any, somebody, that leaves unspecified the identity of its referent. noun 1. (grammar) a pronoun having no specific referent, such as someone, anybody, or nothing
- In definite pronoun
noun, Grammar. 1. a pronoun, as English some, any, somebody, that leaves unspecified the identity of its referent. noun 1. (grammar) a pronoun having no specific referent, such as someone, anybody, or nothing
- Indefinite-relative-clause
noun 1. a relative clause with an indefinite relative pronoun as subordinating word, as what they said in We heard what they said.
- Indefinite-relative-pronoun
noun 1. a relative pronoun without an antecedent, as whoever in They gave tickets to whoever wanted them.