noun
Meaning 1
The characteristic of being indefinite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
indefiniteness
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noun
Meaning 2
the quality of being vague and poorly defined
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: indeterminateness, indefinity, indetermination, indeterminacy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousness
Narrower terms: inconclusiveness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English indefinite Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English indefiniteness From indefinite + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: epämääräisyys — characteristic
- Finnish: indefiniittisyys — characteristic
- Polish: bezterminowość — characteristic