indefinite

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin indēfīnītus. Morphologically in- +‎ definite. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt/ Hyphenation: in‧def‧i‧nite === 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. ==== Synonyms ==== (without limit): unlimited, unrestricted (vague or unclear): hazy; see also Thesaurus:indistinct or Thesaurus:vague (undecided or uncertain): indeterminate, unsettled, indecisive, unsure (an integral without specified limits): (designating an unspecified thing): ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== indeterminate ==== Translations ==== === 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 f pl 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.