Definition of indefinate
1. indefinite [ a ] vague or not clearly defined or stated
Examples:
"must you be so indefinite?"
"amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"
"he would not answer so indefinite a proposal"
(William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)
According_to his own testimony , he never actually saw things as shaped but only as generally amorphous `` blots '' of color of a more_or_less indefinite size ; at their edges they slipped pretty_much out_of_focus altogether .
(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)
The comic indefinite comprises an extensive class of comedy .
Indefinite reference also carries double meaning where an allusion to one person or thing seems to refer to another .
The manager of a movie_theater received a telephone_call from a woman who was equally indefinite .
Another brand of indefinite reference arises out of the use of the double verb .
Synonyms indefinite Related Terms definite one indecisive nebulous coy undefined indistinct unclear2. indefinite [ a ] not decided or not known
Examples:
"were indefinite about their plans"
"plans are indefinite"
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