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Meaning of definite

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

definite

Pronunciation:/ˈdɛfɪnɪt//ˈdɛfənɪt/

noun

Definitions

  1. (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.

  2. Anything that is defined or determined.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having distinct limits.

    Example: definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval

  2. Free from any doubt.

    Example: definite knowledge

    Synonyms:unquestionable
  3. Determined; resolved; decided.

  4. Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things

    Example: the definite article