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INDEFINITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does indefinity mean? 

INDEFINITY (noun)
  The noun INDEFINITY has 1 sense:

1. the quality of being vague and poorly definedplay

  Familiarity information: INDEFINITY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INDEFINITY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of being vague and poorly defined

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

indefiniteness; indefinity; indeterminacy; indeterminateness; indetermination

Hypernyms ("indefinity" is a kind of...):

precariousness; uncertainness; uncertainty (being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indefinity"):

inconclusiveness (the quality of being inconclusive)

Derivation:

indefinite (vague or not clearly defined or stated)


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