Definite

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Definite \Def"i*nite\, n.
     A thing defined or determined. [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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