indefinite

in·def·i·nite  (n-df-nt)

adj.

Not definite, especially:

a. Unclear; vague.

b. Lacking precise limits: an indefinite leave of absence.

c. Uncertain; undecided: indefinite about their plans.

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in·defi·nite·ly adv.

in·defi·nite·ness n.

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indefinite [ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt]

adj

1. not certain or determined; unsettled

2. without exact limits; indeterminate an indefinite number

3. vague, evasive, or unclear

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Also indeterminate Botany

a.  too numerous to count indefinite stamens

b.  capable of continued growth at the tip of the stem, which does not terminate in a flower an indefinite inflorescence

indefiniteness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	indefinite - vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal" unclear - not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day" undefined, vague - not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished; "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness" indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" definite - precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance"
	2.	indefinite - not decided or not known; "were indefinite about their plans"; "plans are indefinite" uncertain - not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain consequences"; "without further evidence his story must remain uncertain"

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indefinite

adjective

1. uncertain, general, vague, unclear, unsettled, loose, unlimited, evasive, indeterminate, imprecise, undefined, equivocal, ill-defined, indistinct, undetermined, inexact, unfixed, oracular The trial was adjourned for an indefinite period.
uncertain settled

2. unclear, unknown, uncertain, obscure, doubtful, ambiguous, indeterminate, imprecise, undefined, ill-defined, indistinct, undetermined, inexact, unfixed a handsome woman of indefinite age
unclear clear, certain, fixed, specific, exact, distinct, definite, determinate

Translations

indefinite [ɪnˈdefɪnɪt]

A. ADJ

1. (= vague) [answer] → impreciso
he was very indefinite about it all → no fue muy preciso al respecto
our plans are somewhat indefinite as yet → nuestros planes están todavía por concretar

2. (= not fixed) [time] → indefinido, indeterminado
it will be closed for an indefinite period → estará cerrado por tiempo indefinido
to be on indefinite leave → estar de permiso por tiempo indefinido

3. (Ling) → indefinido

B. CPD indefinite article N → artículo m indefinido
indefinite pronoun N → pronombre m indefinido

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indefinite [ɪnˈdɛfənət] adj

[period, number] → indéterminé(e)

[strike, leave, detention] → illimité(e)

[future] → indéterminé(e)

[answer, idea] → vague
indefinite article n → article m indéfini

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indefinite

adj

number, length → unbestimmt; (Gram) article, pronoun → unbestimmt; for the indefinite future → auf unbestimmte Zeit; at some indefinite time → irgendwann einmal; indefinite leave → unbeschränkter or unbegrenzter Urlaub, Urlaub m → auf unbestimmte Zeit

(= vague) → unklar, undeutlich; he was very indefinite about it → er war sehr unbestimmt or vage in dieser Sache

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indefinite [ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt] adj (answer, plans) → vago/a; (time, period, number) → indeterminato/a, indefinito/a (Gram) → indefinito/a

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indefinite [ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt] adj (answer, plans) → vago/a; (time, period, number) → indeterminato/a, indefinito/a (Gram) → indefinito/a

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indefinite

adj indefinite [inˈdefinit]

1 not fixed or exact; without clearly marked outlines or limits She invited her mother to stay for an indefinite length of time. onbepaald غَيْر مَحْدود، غَيْر مُحَدَّد неопределен neurčitý ubestemt; ubegrænset unbegrenzt αόριστος, ακαθόριστος indefinido määramata نا مشخص määräämätön indéterminé לא מוּגדָר अस्पष्ट neodređen határozatlan tidak pasti óákveðinn indeterminato 不定の 정확하지 않은 neapibrėžtas nenoteikts tidak tetap onbepaald ubestemt, endeløs nieokreślony indefinido neprecizat неопределённый neurčitý, neobmedzený nedoločen neodrđen obestämd ซึ่งไม่มีข้อกำหนด belirsiz 無限期的 невизначений; необмежений غیر معین không xác định 不确定的

2 vague; uncertain His plans are indefinite at the moment. vaag مُبْهَم ،غَيْر واضِح، غَيْر مُؤَكَّد неясен nejasný, mlhavý ikke nærmere bestemt unbestimmt αόριστος, ασαφής indefinido ebamäärane مبهم epämääräinen indéfini לא בָּרוּר अनिश्चित nejasan bizonytalan samar-samar óljós indefinito 不明瞭な 막연한 miglotas, neaiškus neskaidrs samar-samar onzeker ubestemt, utydelig niesprecyzowany indefinido vag неопределённый nejasný nejasen neodređen vag ซึ่งไม่มีขีดจำกัด kesin olmayan 不明確的 неясний غیر واضح mập mờ 不明确的

n inˈdefiniteness

onbepaaldheid عَدَم مَحْدوديَّة، عَدَم وُضوح неяснота neurčitost ubestemthed die Unbestimmtheit αοριστία indefinición, cualidad de indefinido ebamäärasus ابهام؛ عدم محدودیت epämääräisyys caractère vague ללא הַגדָרָה מְדוּיֶקֶת अनिश्चियता आदि neodređenost, nejasnoća határozatlanság, bizonytalanság ketidakpastian sem er óljós indefinitezza 不明瞭 불확정 neapibrėžtumas nenoteiktība; neskaidrība ketidaktetapan onbepaaldheid, onzekerheid ubestemthet, utydelighet nieokreślony charakter indefinição caracter imprecis неопределённость neurčitosť nedoločnost neodređenost obestämdhet ความไม่มีขีดจำกัด belirsizlik 無限期 невизначеність عدم تعیین sự không xác định 无限期

adv inˈdefinitely

for an indefinite period of time The match was postponed indefinitely. onbepaald لأجَلٍ غَيْر مُسَمّى، بصورةٍ غَيْر محدودَه за неопределено време na neurčito på ubestemt tid auf unbestimmte Zeit επ' αόριστον indefinidamente määramata ajaks بطور مبهم؛ بطور نامحدود määräämättömästi à une date indéterminée לִזמָן בִּלתִי מוּגבָּל अनियत काल के लिए neodređeno, neograničeno korlátlan v. bizonytalan időre yang tidak terbatas um óákveðinn tíma a tempo indeterminato 無期限に 막연히 neribotam laikui nenoteikti; neskaidri; bezgalīgi yang tidak terbatas voor onbepaalde tijd på ubestemt tid; i det uendelige na czas nieokreślony indefinidamente nedefinit, sine die неопределённо na neurčito za nedoločen čas na neodređeno på obestämd tid อย่างไม่จำกัดเวลา belirsiz bir tarihe 無限期地 на невизначений час غیر معین مدت تک một cách không xác định 无限期地

indefinite article

onbepaalde voornaamwoord أداة غَيْر مُعَرِّفَه، أداة تَنْكير неопределеителен член člen neurčitý ubestemt artikel unbestimmter Artikel αόριστο άρθρο (γραμμ.) artículo indefinido umbmäärane artikkel نکره؛ ناشناخته epämääräinen artikkeli article indéfini תַווִית סְתָמִית अनिश्यावाचक neodređeni član határozatlan névelő kata sandang tak tentu óákveðinn greinir articolo indefinito 不定冠詞 부정 관사 neþymimasis artikelis nenoteiktais artikuls kata sandang tak tentu onbepaald lidwoord ubestemt artikkel przedimek nieokreślony artigo indefinido articol nehotărât неопределённый артикль neurčitý člen nedoločni člen neodređeni član obestämd artikel คำนำหน้านามเอกพจน์ที่ไม่ได้กล่าวถึงมาก่อน belgisiz harfi tarif 不定冠詞 неозначений артикль حروف غیر معین mạo từ không xác định 不定冠词