indefinite
pronunciation
How to pronounce indefinite in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdefɪnət]
How to pronounce indefinite in American English:
US [ɪnˈdefɪnət]
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- Adjective:
- vague or not clearly defined or stated
- not decided or not known
Word Origin
- indefinite (adj.)
- early 15c. (implied in indefinitely), from Latin indefinitus, from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + definitus, past participle of definire (see define).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Mr gunay says only an " indefinite " loan will suffice .
- 2. The union says an indefinite strike could blight nigeria 's oil production and petroleum distribution .
- 3. You do not have an indefinite amount of time to complete the degree .
- 4. That , and a man 's potential to father an indefinite number of offspring if he can find willing volunteers , might encourage him to stray from the bosom of his family .
- 5. And if viewed as a substitute for curbing greenhouse-gas emissions , a cover for business-as-usual into the indefinite future , then it might indeed prove a faustian bargain .