Movatterモバイル変換


[0]ホーム

URL:


Jump to content
WiktionaryThe Free Dictionary
Search

indefinite

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

FromLate Latinindēfīnītus.

Morphologicallyin- +‎definite.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

indefinite (comparativemoreindefinite,superlativemostindefinite)

  1. Withoutlimit; forever, or until further notice; notdefinite.
    Your account will be suspended for anindefinite period of time.
    • 2012 September 12, Charlie Savage, “Judge Rules Against Law on Indefinite Detention”, inThe New York Times[1]:
      A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the government from enforcing a controversial statute about theindefinite detention without trial of terrorism suspects.
  2. Vague orunclear.
    She gave anindefinite answer which nobody really understood.
  3. Undecided oruncertain.
    I'm stillindefinite about what I'm going to study at college.
  4. (mathematics) Being anintegral without specified limits.
    Don't forget to m the +C when calculatingindefinite integrals.
  5. (linguistics) Designating anunspecified orunidentified person or thing or group of persons or things.
    theindefinite article

Synonyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Related terms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]
without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite
vague or unclear
undecided or uncertain
of an integral: without specified limits
(linguistics) designating an unspecified or unidentified person or thing

Noun

[edit]

indefinite (pluralindefinites)

  1. (grammar) A word or phrase thatdesignates anunspecified orunidentified person or thing or group of persons or things.

Italian

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

indefinite pl

  1. feminineplural ofindefinito

Latin

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

indēfīnīte

  1. vocativemasculinesingular ofindēfīnītus

References

[edit]
  • indefinite”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879),A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • indefinite”, inGaffiot, Félix (1934),Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=indefinite&oldid=87438260"
Categories:
Hidden categories:

[8]ページ先頭

©2009-2025 Movatter.jp