indefinite
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/ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt/
Definition of indefinite
6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
“Your account will be suspended for an indefinite period of time.”
“A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the government from enforcing a controversial statute about the indefinite detention without trial of terrorism suspects.”
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adj
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Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
“Your account will be suspended for an indefinite period of time.”
“A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the government from enforcing a controversial statute about the indefinite detention without trial of terrorism suspects.”
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Vague or unclear.
“She gave an indefinite answer which nobody really understood.”
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Undecided or uncertain.
“I'm still indefinite about what I'm going to study at college.”
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Being an integral without specified limits.
“Don't forget to m the +C when calculating indefinite integrals.”
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Designating an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things.
“the indefinite article”
noun
- A word or phrase that designates an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Late Latin indēfīnītus. Morphologically in- + definite.
Words you can make from indefinite
105 playable · top: DEFINITE (12 pts)
Best play definite 12 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
14 words5-letter words
15 words4-letter words
33 words- DEFI 8 pts
- DEFT 8 pts
- FEED 8 pts
- FEND 8 pts
- FIND 8 pts
- FEET 7 pts
- FETE 7 pts
- FINE 7 pts
- NEIF 7 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DENT 5 pts
- DIET 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DINT 5 pts
- DITE 5 pts
- EDIT 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- NIDI 5 pts
- TEED 5 pts
- TEND 5 pts
- TIDE 5 pts
- TIED 5 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
3-letter words
26 words2-letter words
13 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 back
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