indefiniteness (noun)

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• indefiniteness — indefinite ► ADJECTIVE 1) not clearly expressed or defined; vague. 2) lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time. 3) Grammar (of a word, inflection, or phrase) not determining the person or thing referred to. DERIVATIVES indefinitely… …   English terms dictionary

• indefiniteness — noun see indefinite …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• indefiniteness — noun The characteristic of being indefinite …   Wiktionary

• indefiniteness — noun the quality of being vague and poorly defined • Syn: ↑indeterminateness, ↑indefinity, ↑indetermination, ↑indeterminacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑indefinite (for: ↑indefinity) …   Useful english dictionary

• indefiniteness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being ambiguous: ambiguity, ambiguousness, cloudiness, equivo calness, nebulousness, obscureness, obscurity, uncertainty, unclearness, vagueness. See CLEAR …   English dictionary for students

• indefinite — adjective Etymology: Latin indefinitus, from in + definitus definite Date: 1530 not definite: as a. typically designating an unidentified, generic, or unfamiliar person or thing < the indefinite articles a and an > < indefinite pronouns > b. not… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• indefinite — adjective 1》 not clearly expressed or defined; vague.     ↘lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time. 2》 Grammar (of a word, inflection, or phrase) not determining the person or thing referred to. Derivatives indefinitely adverb… …   English new terms dictionary

• indefinite — adjective 1 an indefinite action or period of time has no definite end arranged for it: an indefinite ban on imports of gold 2 not clear or definite; vague: indefinite opinions indefiniteness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• indefinite — UK [ɪnˈdef(ə)nət] / US [ɪnˈdef(ə)nɪt] adjective 1) continuing into the future with no fixed end He is on indefinite sick leave. We ll be here for the indefinite future. 2) not clear indefinite aims Derived word: indefiniteness noun uncountable …   English dictionary

• indefinite — /ɪnˈdɛfənət / (say in defuhnuht) adjective 1. not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number. 2. not clearly defined or determined; not precise. 3. Grammar not specifying precisely, as the indefinite pronoun some …  

• indefinite — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not clearly expressed or defined; vague. 2) lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time. 3) Grammar (of a word, inflection, or phrase) not determining the person or thing referred to. DERIVATIVES indefinitely adverb… …   English terms dictionary