definite
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/ˈdɛfɪnɪt/
English
Definitions
noun
- (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.
- Anything that is defined or determined.
adjective
- Having distinct limits.“definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval”
- Free from any doubt.“definite knowledge”
- Determined; resolved; decided.
- Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things“the definite article”
Related words
Synonyms
unquestionabledecideddecisivedistinctcertaindefinedsettledformeddefinitivedeterminedspecificactualconclusivespecifiedcrucialeventualexplicit
Antonyms
Associated
determinerindefinitedemonstrativeaccusativeneuteradjectivesnounnounspossessivepronounquadraticadjective