indefinido

Alternative forms

• indefinito (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin indēfīnītus (“indefinite”); in- +‎ definido.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.de.fi.ˈni.du/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.de.fi.ˈni.do/
• Hyphenation: in‧de‧fi‧ni‧do

Adjective

indefinido m (feminine singular indefinida, masculine plural indefinidos, feminine plural indefinidas, comparable)

1. indefinite (without limits)

   Synonyms: ilimitado, irrestrito, livre

   Antonym: delimitado, limitado, restrito

2. undefined (lacking a definition)

   Antonym: definido

3. (mathematics) undefined (that does not have a meaning)
4. indefinite; undecided; uncertain

   Synonyms: impreciso, incerto

   Antonym: certo, preciso

5. (grammar, or a pronoun or article) indefinite (which specifies an undetermined object)

   Antonym: definido

Noun

indefinido m (plural indefinidos)

1. that which is undefined
2. (grammar) an indefinite pronoun or article

Verb

indefinido m (feminine singular indefinida, masculine plural indefinidos, feminine plural indefinidas)

1. masculine singular past participle of indefinir

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /indefiˈnido/, [ĩn̪d̪efiˈniðo]

Adjective

indefinido (feminine singular indefinida, masculine plural indefinidos, feminine plural indefinidas)

1. indefinite (without limits)
2. undefined (lacking a definition)

   Antonym: definido

3. (mathematics) undefined (that does not have a meaning)
4. indefinite; undecided; uncertain
5. (grammar, or a pronoun or article) indefinite (which specifies an undetermined object)

Further reading

• “indefinido” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.