definite
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1.6
- adjective
- /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/
- I was going to tell you before, but I wanted to wait until it was definite.
- a definite conclusion
- very definite
- a definite idea
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Watch on YouTubeBut there is there is definite value in work.
- But there is there is definite value in work.
- There is something definite about you, he said.
- But anyway, it's it's a perfectly definite mathematical prescription.
- And you say, look, there's there is a definite technical problem here.
- But when I say stand on business, if it's not a definite yes, it's a no.
- But I'm seeing a definite shift in in people's understanding.
- One the most definite thing in this world is you will die.
- So it has a very definite destructive effect on those.
- Now, there's a definite increase in size, too.
- Yes, that is a definite true assumption.
- I mean, you have a, you have a definite block to be poor.
- Why does he say that this virtue doesn't have a definite sure meaning?
- And so he says outside a definite place.
- I mean this, come on, it's definite fiction, right?
Examples
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But Lydia and I, we have a definite psychic connection.
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The one place that's showing a definite increase is Scotland.
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There is something definite about you, he said.
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But when I say stand on business, if it's not a definite yes, it's a no.
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I think it has definite potential.
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Yeah, it's a definite possibility.
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When teachers do, it can be a definite plus in working with students.
Academic text (1991) -
I've formed a very definite opinion.
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Allan Grant had entered marriage with the definite idea that it was a lifetime commitment.
Fiction book (1992) -
The instructions were so clear that everyone had a definite understanding of what to do.
Synonyms
∞
3.9
Clearly defined and exact for a particular thing or person
271
3.6
Exactly correct and clear about small details
111
5.6
Clearly decided and not likely to change
101
4.8
Clear and detailed so there is no confusion
34
4.1
Clearly and exactly said or written, for example on a form
23
6.7
Completely clear and leaving no doubt
1
3.2
So clear that it leaves no doubt
1
6.4
Shows something clearly and firmly so people have no doubt
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.1
A pure substance always contains the same elements in the same amounts by weight
How Definite
- Formal
23
6.7
8
7.2
101
4.8
157
1.6
∞
1.0
212
3.9
229
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word definite comes from Latin parts de- meaning 'completely' and finis meaning 'end' or 'limit', like in finish and final. So something definite has a clear 'end' or limit and is certain, not vague.