单词 | indefinite |
释义 | indefinite —indefinitely, adv. —indefiniteness, n. /in def"euh nit/, adj. 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. Gram. a. See indefinite article. b. See indefinite pronoun. 4. Bot. a. very numerous or not easily counted, as stamens. b. (of an inflorescence) indeterminate. [1520-30; < L indefinitus. See IN-3, DEFINITE] Syn. 1. unspecified; indeterminate. 2. imprecise, inexact, indistinct, confusing, vague, uncertain. Ant. 1, 2. determinate. 2. clear, specific. |
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