indefinite

English

Etymology

From Late Latin indēfīnītus.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt/

Adjective

indefinite (comparative more indefinite, superlative most indefinite)

Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
Vague or unclear.
Undecided or uncertain.
(mathematics) Being an integral without specified limits.
(linguistics) Designating an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things
the indefinite article

Derived terms

Related terms

indeterminate

Translations

without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite

Catalan: indefinit (ca)
Czech: neurčitý
Danish: ubestemt (da)
Finnish: epämääräinen (fi), ääretön (fi), määrittelemätön
Greek: αόριστος (el) m (aóristos), ακαθόριστος (el) m (akathóristos)
Italian: indefinito (it)

Latin: indēfīnītus
Polish: nieokreślony (pl) m, nieograniczony (pl) m
Russian: неограни́ченный (ru) (neograníčennyj), бесконе́чный (ru) (beskonéčnyj), безграни́чный (ru) (bezgraníčnyj)
Swedish: obestämd (sv)
Tagalog: dituring

vague or unclear

Catalan: indefinit (ca)
Czech: neurčitý
Danish: uklar
Finnish: epämääräinen (fi), ylimalkainen (fi)
Greek: αόριστος (el) m (aóristos)

Italian: indefinito (it)
Navajo: haashį́į́
Polish: nieokreślony (pl) m, niewyraźny (pl) m
Russian: неопределённый (ru) (neopredeljónnyj), нея́сный (ru) (nejásnyj)
Swedish: oklar (sv)

undecided or uncertain

Catalan: indefinit (ca)
Danish: ubestemt (da)
Finnish: epämääräinen (fi), epävarma (fi)
Greek: ακαθόριστος (el) m (akathóristos)
Italian: indefinito (it)

Latvian: nenoteikts
Navajo: haashį́į́
Russian: неопределённый (ru) (neopredeljónnyj)
Swedish: obestämd (sv)

an integral without specified limits

Chinese:
Mandarin: 不定 (zh)
Danish: ubestemt (da)
Finnish: määrittelemätön

Japanese: 不定 (ja) (futei)
Polish: nieoznaczona f
Russian: неопределённый (ru) (neopredeljónnyj)
Swedish: obestämd (sv)

(linguistics) designating an unspecified or unidentified person or thing

Arabic: نَكِرَة‎‎ f (nakira)
Hungarian: határozatlan (hu)

Swedish: obestämd (sv)

Noun

indefinite (plural indefinites)

(grammar) A word or phrase that designates an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things.

Italian

Adjective

indefinite

feminine plural of indefinito

Latin

Adjective

indēfīnīte

vocative masculine singular of indēfīnītus

References

indefinite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
indefinite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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