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   indefinite

   /ɪnˈdɛf(ɪ)nɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time: "they may face indefinite detention" Similar unknownindeterminateunspecifiedunlimitedunrestrictedundecidedundeterminedundefinedunfixedunsettledunresolveduncertainlimitlessinfiniteendlessimmeasurableOpposite fixedlimited
   • 2. not clearly expressed or defined; vague: "an indefinite number of generations" Similar vagueill-definedunclearloosegeneralimpreciseinexactnebulousblurredfuzzyhazyconfusedobscureambiguousequivocaldoubtfuldubiousOpposite clear
   • ▪ (of a word, inflection, or phrase) not determining the person, thing, time, etc. referred to: "in Greek the dual contrasts with the indefinite plural"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin indefinitus, from in- ‘not’ + definitus ‘defined, set within limits’ (see definite).

   Derivatives

   • 1. indefiniteness noun

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   What does indefinite mean?

   • an indefinite number. 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.

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   What does indefinido mean?

   • indefinido, indefinido/-da… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! INDEFINITE meaning: 1. not exact, not clear, or without clear limits: 2. not exact, not clear, or without clear…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if a situation is indefinite?

   • If you describe a situation or period as indefinite, you mean that people have not decided when it will end. The trial was adjourned for an indefinite period. ...an indefinite strike by government workers. Something that is indefinite is not exact or clear. ...at some indefinite time in the future. ...a handsome woman of indefinite age.

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   What is a synonym for indefinite?

   • Synonyms of indefinite : not definite: such as a : not precise : vague b : having no exact limits c : typically designating an unidentified, generic, or unfamiliar person or thing the indefinitearticles aand an indefinitepronouns indefinitenoun indefinitelyadverb indefinitenessnoun Synonyms bottomless boundless endless fathomless horizonless

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   What does indefinite longing mean?

   • Youth recognized youth, and that indefinite longing which is a part of youth seemed to enfold them for an instant. It was far less a question of reforming a Church than of winning indefinite liberty for man—which is the death of power. Indefinite definition: not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited.

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   What does the term 'indefinitely' mean?

   • Indefinitely means 'at some one period of time; -- used indefinitely' or 'whatever; whatsoever; what thing soever; -- used indefinitely'. It also signifies 'indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic; prodigious'. The term is used to refer to an 'indefinitely large number' or a 'past time indefinitely referred to; once; formerly'.

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   2. without exact limits; indeterminate: an indefinite number. 3. vague, evasive, or unclear. 4. (Botany) botany. 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. inˈdefinitenessn.

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   Indefinite definition: Not definite, especially:. And those thoughts, though now vague and indefinite, again possessed his soul.

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