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noun
Lack of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the mind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Lack of fixed or stated direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being vague and poorly defined
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: indefiniteness, indeterminateness, indefinity, indeterminacy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousness
Narrower terms: inconclusiveness
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English determination English indetermination From in- + determination.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
