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| 1. | Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise; uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; | |||||||||||||
| 2. | Having no determined or certain limits; large and unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; | |||||||||||||
| 3. | Boundless; infinite. | |||||||||||||
| 4. | (Bot.) Too numerous or variable to make a particular enumeration important; - said of the parts of a flower, and the like. Also, indeterminate.
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| Adj. | 1. | indefinite - vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal" Antonyms: definite - precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance" |
| 2. | indefinite - not decided or not known; "were indefinite about their plans"; "plans are indefinite" |
INDEFINITE. That which is undefined; uncertain.
INDEFINITE, NUMBER. A number which may be increased or diminished at
pleasure.
2. When a corporation is composed of an indefinite number of persons,
any number of them consisting of a majority of those present may do any act
unless it be otherwise regulated by the charter or by-laws. See Definite
number.
LEGACY, INDEFINITE. A bequest of things which are not enumerated or ascertained as to numbers or quantities; as, a bequest by a testator of all his goods, all his stocks in the funds. Lownd. on Leg. 84; Swinb. 485; Amb. 641; 1 P. Wms. 697.
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