The meaning of INDEFINITE is not definite. How to use indefinite in a sentence.

INDEFINITE definition: not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited. See examples of indefinite used in a sentence.

(Definition of indefinite from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

If you describe a situation or period as indefinite, you mean that people have not decided when it will end. The trial was adjourned for an indefinite period. ...an indefinite strike by government workers. …

1. having no fixed or specified limit: an indefinite number. 2. not clearly defined or determined: an indefinite boundary. 3. not firmly decided or committed; uncertain; vague.

Definition of indefinite adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 14, 2025 · indefinite (plural indefinites) (grammar) A word or phrase that designates an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things.

The adjective indefinite describes something that is vague or not clearly defined: “After injuring her knee in a riding accident, Gloria postponed her vacation for an indefinite period of time.”

Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite. Vague or unclear. Undecided or uncertain. (mathematics) An integral without specified limits. Rostov still had the same indefinite feeling, as of …

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧def‧i‧nite /ɪnˈdefənət/ AWL adjective 1 an indefinite action or period of time has no definite end arranged for it The next day the union voted to …