definite
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
definite
adj 1: 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" [ant: {indefinite}]
2: known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Definite \Def"i*nite\, a. [L. definitis, p. p. of definire: cf.
F. d['e]fini. See {Define}.]
1. Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or
greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a
definite measure; a definite period or interval.
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Elements combine in definite proportions. --Whewell.
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2. Having certain limits in signification; determinate;
certain; precise; fixed; exact; clear; as, a definite
word, term, or expression.
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3. Determined; resolved. [Obs.] --Shak.
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4. Serving to define or restrict; limiting; determining; as,
the definite article.
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{Definite article} (Gram.), the article the, which is used to
designate a particular person or thing, or a particular
class of persons or things; -- also called a definitive.
See {Definitive}, n. -
{Definite inflorescence}. (Bot.) See {Determinate
inflorescence}, under {Determinate}.
{Law of definite proportions} (Chem.), the essential law of
chemical combination that every definite compound always
contains the same elements in the same proportions by
weight; and, if two or more elements form more than one
compound with each other, the relative proportions of each
are fixed. Compare Law of multiple proportions, under
{Multiple}.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
175 Moby Thesaurus words for "definite":
absolute, admitting no exception, all-out, apodictic, articulate,
assigned, assured, audible, bound, bound and determined,
categorical, certain, circumscribed, circumscript, clean-cut,
clear, clear and distinct, clear as crystal, clear as day,
clear-cut, coherent, committed, complete, conclusive, concrete,
confirmed, connected, consistent, conspicuous, contrastive, crisp,
crystal-clear, crystalline, decided, decisive, dedicated, defined,
definitive, delimited, demarcated, detailed, determinate,
determined, devoted, different, direct, distinct, distinctive,
distinguished, downright, earnest, encircled, entire, esoteric,
especial, established, evident, exact, exceptional, explicit,
express, extraordinary, final, fixed, flat, flat-out, forthright,
full, glaring, global, hearable, hedged about, hi-fi,
high-fidelity, implicit, in focus, inappealable, incisive,
indisputable, individual, ineluctable, inevitable, inner, intimate,
limited, limpid, loud and clear, lucid, luminous, minute, narrow,
necessary, noteworthy, obstinate, obvious, out-and-out, outright,
particular, patent, pellucid, peremptory, perfect, perfectly sure,
persevering, persistent, personal, perspicuous, plain, positive,
precise, predestined, predetermined, prescribed, private,
prominent, pronounced, purposeful, relentless, resolute, resolved,
respective, restricted, round, serious, set, settled, several,
simple, sincere, single-minded, singular, solipsistic, special,
specific, staring, stated, straight, straight-out, straightforward,
sure, sure-enough, surrounded, tenacious, total, translucent,
transparent, transpicuous, true, unambiguous, uncircumscribed,
unconditional, unconditioned, unconfused, undoubting, unequivocal,
unhampered, unhesitating, univocal, unlimited, unmistakable,
unmitigated, unqualified, unquestioning, unreserved, unrestricted,
unwaivable, utter, well-defined, well-marked, well-pronounced,
well-resolved, whole, wholehearted, without exception,
without reserve
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