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单词 undefined
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Definition of undefined in English:

undefined

adjectiveʌndɪˈfʌɪndˌəndəˈfaɪnd
  • Not clear or defined.

    undefined areas of jurisdiction
    he felt an undefined longing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In this latest reply, however, you seem to be shifting the definition a bit to make it more vague and undefined.
    • Maybe it was easier to scare people if the object of fear remained vague and undefined.
    • This undefined group of citizens seems to be a favorite of politicians on both ends of the political spectrum.
    • In other words, time is a difficult concept to define and is often left undefined.
    • They also talked about me coming to work there in a currently undefined capacity.
    • They can latch onto a rhetoric of ‘social justice,’ ever vague and undefined.
    • Myers, who had met Jones from her waitressing days, offered her a undefined role in his business and she leapt at the chance.
    • The plan is to pay a premium, still significantly lower than the Fairtrade price, to farmers who satisfy a set of ethical criteria, as yet undefined.
    • What first seemed like a glorious but undefined adventure is starting to take practical shape - at least in our minds.
    • Regrettably, this draft constitution, which is replete with jargon and undefined terms, fails to heed that lesson.
    • The feeling was so strange; I wandered round the house with an undefined nostalgic yearning.
    • He had the strong yet undefined torso of a teenager and the look of a sensitive artist, with pale skin and thin, red lips.
    • At least some of the candidates were quick to recognize the potential for abstraction within these laudable yet undefined goals.
    • After fifteen more attacks, that hope had dwindled to a vague, undefined optimism.
    • However just because the rules of blogging are undefined does not mean we cannot play the same game.
    • It's a Humpty-Dumpty word, with many different meanings, often undefined by the user.
    • In these opening scenes only Clooney is ever captured in focus, bodies flow around him but they are fuzzy outlines, blurred and undefined.
    • How vague and indistinct and undefined the ideas of most men are upon the subject!
    • Details of the technical procedures for registration are, however, totally undefined.
    • Her eyes strained to see through the darkness, but she could only make out shadowy, undefined figures.
    Synonyms
    unspecified, unexplained, non-specific, unspecific, indeterminate, undetermined, unfixed, unsettled
    unclear, woolly, imprecise, inexact, indefinite, vague
    indistinct, indefinite, formless, indistinguishable, barely perceptible, vague, hazy, misty, shadowy, nebulous, dim, obscure, blurred, blurry, bleary, out of focus

Derivatives

  • undefinable

  • adjectiveˌʌndɪˈfʌɪnəb(ə)lˌəndəˈfaɪnəb(ə)l
    • In both traditions it is undefinable and unexplainable, elusive, frustratingly near and far, always so close yet just outside intellect's reach.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She has an undefinable quality and she stands for dignity and respect.
      • While they haven't completely gone in a new direction, their sound just continues to evolve in an increasingly complex, and previously undefinable way.
      • The best journalists are often those who bring the undefinable, the intangible, to their work.
      • In truth, however, their relationship is undefinable, the only truth found not in explanation but description.
  • undefinably

  • adverb
    • And the end results are something undefinably great.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Any one paragraph of its output could be mistaken for human, but there was something undefinably strange about it; he could tell what the computer was arguing, but not why.
      • Although strongly rooted in folk, Bluegrass, and Celtic traditions, there's something undefinably personal and unique in his music; a disarming delicacy and grace.
      • Overall, there's an undefinably exotic texture that seems somehow strange and familiar at the same time.
      • The fish was fresh, but there was something undefinably wrong with the rice, and all the sushi was just shoddily made.

Rhymes

affined, behind, bind, blind, find, hind, humankind, interwind, kind, mankind, mind, nonaligned, resigned, rind, unaligned, unassigned, unconfined, undersigned, undesigned, unlined, unrefined, unsigned, wynd
 
 

Definition of undefined in US English:

undefined

adjectiveˌəndəˈfīndˌəndəˈfaɪnd
  • Not clear or defined.

    undefined areas of jurisdiction
    he felt an undefined longing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The feeling was so strange; I wandered round the house with an undefined nostalgic yearning.
    • This undefined group of citizens seems to be a favorite of politicians on both ends of the political spectrum.
    • They also talked about me coming to work there in a currently undefined capacity.
    • How vague and indistinct and undefined the ideas of most men are upon the subject!
    • Myers, who had met Jones from her waitressing days, offered her a undefined role in his business and she leapt at the chance.
    • What first seemed like a glorious but undefined adventure is starting to take practical shape - at least in our minds.
    • After fifteen more attacks, that hope had dwindled to a vague, undefined optimism.
    • Maybe it was easier to scare people if the object of fear remained vague and undefined.
    • Her eyes strained to see through the darkness, but she could only make out shadowy, undefined figures.
    • The plan is to pay a premium, still significantly lower than the Fairtrade price, to farmers who satisfy a set of ethical criteria, as yet undefined.
    • Regrettably, this draft constitution, which is replete with jargon and undefined terms, fails to heed that lesson.
    • However just because the rules of blogging are undefined does not mean we cannot play the same game.
    • Details of the technical procedures for registration are, however, totally undefined.
    • In these opening scenes only Clooney is ever captured in focus, bodies flow around him but they are fuzzy outlines, blurred and undefined.
    • They can latch onto a rhetoric of ‘social justice,’ ever vague and undefined.
    • In other words, time is a difficult concept to define and is often left undefined.
    • At least some of the candidates were quick to recognize the potential for abstraction within these laudable yet undefined goals.
    • It's a Humpty-Dumpty word, with many different meanings, often undefined by the user.
    • In this latest reply, however, you seem to be shifting the definition a bit to make it more vague and undefined.
    • He had the strong yet undefined torso of a teenager and the look of a sensitive artist, with pale skin and thin, red lips.
    Synonyms
    unspecified, unexplained, non-specific, unspecific, indeterminate, undetermined, unfixed, unsettled
    indistinct, indefinite, formless, indistinguishable, barely perceptible, vague, hazy, misty, shadowy, nebulous, dim, obscure, blurred, blurry, bleary, out of focus
 
 
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